Autumn fruits

Left home in early October when autumn just arrived, came home after 2 weeks and the cold and humid condition of autumn has settled. 

Happily there are still fruits on the trees. 

tree tomato

unripe fruits of tree tomato

This is tree tomato, a native South American fruit, I got the seeds from Ecuador 2 years ago. The fruit is deep red when ripe but is sour, usually made into a refreshing drink.

persimmon tree

persimmons

Persimmon is a beautiful fruit tree, the leaves are thick, large and shiny, no pest here and no need any care at all. Fruits are ready in October, sweet and firm at first, great to eat as such or add into salad.

pomegranate

This pomegranate tree is grown from seed taken in Sicily around 10 years ago. It started to have flowers a couple of years ago and this year finally set fruits. I counted a total of 8 fruits on the tree, only these 2 are of medium size, the rest very small, summer not long enough here for them. 

apple Vermillon d'Espagne

Apple tree Vemillon d'Espagne, produces small fruits with deep red skin, mature late, good crunchy texture, great to eat and to look at.

crab apple tree

I planted a few wild apple trees (crab apple) around the orchard, to attract pollinating insects. Every winter they bear a whole tree of small apples, such a cheerful view, and good food source for wildlife.