I just "found" a mature pecan tree and peach tree on my property!  

Plants are strange things! I had a few things that I thought were dead, too, but surprised me by springing back to life. One of my rose bushes did exactly what yours did!

We bought a house with 3 1/2 acres. Two acres are pretty open and the rest is wooded. We share a private road and, one day, I decided to take a walk along the road, at least the part of it that runs through our property, and I found wild raspberry and blackberry bushes. But they are almost everywhere in the woods, so I didn't think it was any big thing.

We've lived here since May of last year and I JUST noticed these trees! LOL I guess I've been a little too busy this past year! I'm glad things have slowed down because I might just find something else!

Take a look around your property and see if you find anything. I think it's so cool to find things like this!

Now that I finally know it's not a weed, I've started watering it! I can't wait to reach out my window and grab my first peach!

Once I stood back from the pecan tree and looked at it, I saw that it was literally LOADED with pecans! Now, if I can only keep the squirrels away from them. Hmmm...

I'm going out of town for a couple of days (the trip is starting in about 3 hours from now) so I won't be here to water it, but nature is supposed to be taking care of that while I'm gone, so that works out quite well!

Put 'cayanne pepper' around the base of the tree, squirrels hate this spice, & they should stay out of the tree...Lori

That is fascinating about those rose bushes! I'd better keep an eye on mine, now. I have both red and white rose bushes, and I like them that way. I guess I should go out and give them a good talking to before they start getting "friendly".

I've never heard of scuppernongs, so I looked them up. They sound delicious! I've always lived in the mid-Atlantic region and I suppose they just don't grow around here. We have wild grape vines, but I have yet to have ever seen a grape on them!

I did plant grapes this year. I don't think they grow suckers. But my blackberry bushes are shooting up all over the place now and I just planted them last year! I can't wait to get enough of them to make blackberry jelly!!!

I am very much like you in that I can't kill any living thing... with the exception of a few types of bugs. I've "saved" plants from stores that looked like they were on their last legs, asked if I could dig up suckers from lilac bushes of neighbors who would have just mowed them down, etc.

I think it was the bees cross polinating the roses & our bees seemed to have disappeared. I had 2 years of beautiful mottled roses. I was always interested it they ever turned back white after a few years or if the red totally took over. I did enjoy sitting on my porch & watchin them bloom to see what I was getting. I love watching nature reveal itself before my very eyes. Unfortunately, a 10 hour drive to look at a rose bush was not feasible. Oh I forgot to say, the neighbor's red roses were turning white as my white roses were turning red.

Scuppernongs are extremely delicious...very sweet They do nothing until about late August or early September then you can't pick them fast enough. I think the suckers came from the seeds that fell to the ground from the ones I never got picked. Scuppernong jelly is another tasty treat. Can't think of anything better than hot buttered toast with scuppernong jelly for breakfast. Only comforting fact is I've only got one month before they arrive (smiling)

Well, with the exception of wild blackberry and raspberry bushes, I've had to plant everything else myself. I planted all kinds of fruit trees and nut trees, strawberries, kiwis, blueberries, asparagus, a large and still growing herb garden and the annual veggie garden.

I've also planted inedible things like roses, lilacs, privacy bushes, bamboo (well, I'll be eating some of the shoots from that), and tons of perennial flowers.

I had the initial impression that nothing grew here but weeds! It was so nice to find those two mature trees, since all my other trees were either planted last year or this year and are still quite small. The trouble is that I planted two other peach trees last year! I'm going to be overrun with peaches! LOL

That is brilliant it sounds you have a very magical fruit garden as well as flower it must be really beautiful-bright blessings littleowl

Thanks! Your suggestions sound yummy! Only one thing, "HIM" doesn't eat peaches! What a shame! He won't eat what he calls "fuzzy fruit". I have no idea why and he can't explain it. Guess I'll have to eat them all myself!

My oldest son adores pecan pie, so he's really psyched about it. I doubt he can eat peaches, either, because he's allergic to apples and just recently found out he's allergic to cherries, too. Poor kid!

Oh, well! More for me!

Sorry you can't join me! Maybe someday... you never know!

I have to wet peaches to eat them, the "FUZZY" is to much for me also.

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The tree is too big to relocate easily. I will probably end up cutting it down since it is SO close to the house, but not until I reap the rewards this year!

I planted two peach trees last year and they're doing quite well, but they're still very young. I should get some peaches next year, though.

The pecan tree is in a great location. It's already pretty tall... VERY tall, actually. There are hundreds of unripe pecans on it. I can't wait!

Yep, I love peaches and pecans. My son is crazy about pecan pie, so he's really psyched about it.

I'll also be canning peaches and making peach pies! Yummy!!!

I've been really busy the past few days because I'm going out of town today until Thursday and I had to get ready for the trip, plus make my husband plenty to eat while I'm gone. He's the type who won't eat it if he can't just pop it into his mouth. LOL BUT, as soon as I get back, I'll take pictures and post them.

Adopt me pleeeaaassee! I want to live with you. I promise I'll keep my room clean and everything.