Fall Colors

1. Yes, you can get fall colors in Southern California!  This is a Santa Rosa plum. In the background, you can see clouds over the San Gabriel mountains.  We had our first winter storm last Friday.  We were well below the snow line, but the ski slopes are open in Wrightwood.  The orchard is long picked out & we are selling our stores from the cold room. Leaf drop is not far off, then we will start all the winter tasks for the orchard:  pruning, dormant spraying, & planting the 20 plum trees that will arrive in February.  We need to expand the irrigation system & dig the holes for them.  It seems like a long time away, but it will be here before we know it.  Jack made me mark the locations of the trees with plastic chairs.  I'm sure he'll change everything before he trenches for irrigation pipes.