I don't know what kind of tree this is. I was told. I was told about all the different trees in the yard. They are all fruit bearing. Oranges, nectarines, lemons, persimmons, kumquats, pomegranate and several other things I cannot remember- since there are twenty four trees and some of the names were in Afrikaans since they couldn't remember the English word. Maybe it is a pomegranate.
The house sat vacant for twelve years before I came to live here so they didn't get watered. So the fruit will be a long time in coming. I water them at least once a week when I do the laundry. A good soaking for five to ten minutes until the moat around them has filled several times. I know it is not enough. I apologize to them but I tell them there is a drought you know.
But this tree has decided not only to blossom a little, but to blossom in three colors, or at least three distinctly different shades of color. It is not a variation due to the size of the size and extent of the opening of the blossoms. They are three different colors.
I looked a the tree and there are several different branches that appear to come from one trunk. I swear I didn't see three trunks (I do admit I didn't root around down there with a hand or a foot- there are snakes and scorpions and spiders here!) Maybe they did some grafting, I will have to ask Garrett.
Light orange
Medium orange
Red
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