In early summer, some fruit trees naturally reduce their load during the 'June Drop' where some of the excess fruitlets are shed. This is our pear tree, just before it's June drop:
At the weekend I painted one of the little fruitlets.
Hopefully this year will be a good pear crop!
Hello Ruth, have just come over here from the Botanical Art of Beginners group. What a lovely blog (the name alone is delightful!). So great to see the combination of botany and art in equal measure. Thank you! I'll be back...
ReplyDeleteThanks Erica, I'm really glad you like it! I've read your blog for a while now too- Lovely photos and sketches!
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