Fruit Trees

Thanks to the wonderful support our school received at our Fun Run this year, we have been able to purchase 9 fruit trees to establish a fruit grove. The ideal location appeared to be the garden area near B Block. This area allows plenty of sunshine and provides a spot where children can watch the trees grow and change throughout the seasons. We now are the proud owners of 2 apple trees, as cross pollination is needed for the trees to produce fruit, an avocado tree, a pear, mandarin, lime, lemon, peach, and a nectarine tree.  Autumn is the ideal time to plant the trees while the ground still holds some warmth, but you will notice that the leaves are changing colour and falling off. This is normal as the trees will be busy on the inside during winter getting ready to produce leaves, blossoms and fruit in the spring. It will be a wonderful experience to observe the changes happening and to perhaps be able to pick and eat fresh fruit. We must keep in mind that the trees may not be very productive for the first few years but we must be optimistic. When Spring arrives the trees will receive some vitamins to help boost them along. We have also planted some lavender bushes near the trees as they will attract the bees that we need to pollinate the trees.

We hope that you enjoy our fruit grove and take time to visit throughout the year to see them grow and change.