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Viva_La_Revolution

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16. so did I! okay, now that's weird

Reply to WheelWalker (Reply #15)

Sun Dec 9, 2012, 07:42 PM

Dec 2012

this is the fourth year for this tree, and I got a bushel off it, not quite grapefruit size but huge. also had water core in some, so I figured it tapped into a spring, cause it was dry here in pdx.
It's some kind of pippen, crisp but sweet. the yellow and red delicious limped along as usual, they were bad choices altogether.

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Pacific NW winter to be strongly influenced by La Nada weather phenomenon... [View all] WheelWalker Dec 2012 OP

It's not normal here; we have somewhat warmer than average temps and rain, PDJane Dec 2012 #1

Our friend's house in portland had roses blooming and an iris in FULL bloom on Thanksgiving DonRedwood Dec 2012 #2

I've had a few out of season blooms too. seems to be a reaction to the drought Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #4

I am still seeing flying insects outside AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #6

No frost here at 700 ft either. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #7

I want my apple trees to produce next year. Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #12

I had monster apples this year. The Fujis were the size of grapefruit. WheelWalker Dec 2012 #15

so did I! okay, now that's weird Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #16

I was just speculating that increased atmospheric CO2 might be affecting fruit size, WheelWalker Dec 2012 #20

that's above my pay grade Viva_La_Revolution Dec 2012 #21

I've only a half dozen various fruit trees myself, but I was a Future Farmer in my youth and WheelWalker Dec 2012 #22

We do tend to get dumped on pscot Dec 2012 #3

Indeed. The (perhaps) unintended truth of the article is that "normal" will hereafter be "abnormal" WheelWalker Dec 2012 #11

There is nothing normal about our weather this year AgingAmerican Dec 2012 #5

Does this remind anyone else of Carlin's Hippy Dippy Weatherman? pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #8

You nailed it. I love G. Carlin WheelWalker Dec 2012 #10

I posted one of his original HDW sketches in another weather thread: pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #13

That's funny ismnotwasm Dec 2012 #9

When will people wake up to the reality of climate change? slackmaster Dec 2012 #14

"La nada?" Never heard of that one... Wounded Bear Dec 2012 #17

They made it up to describe an abnormally normal year with WheelWalker Dec 2012 #18

It has definitely been abnormally warm. LWolf Dec 2012 #19