Photos: Charleston Food Forest Part 1 Right Side

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Today we visited the Charleston Food Forest.  I took pictures and rescued some plants that were growing in the paths so they don't get trampled. These pictures are mostly from the right side.  See Part 2 Left Side.


This is a wide view of the entrance to the Charleston Food Forest.




This is the front of the food forest looking left.




To the right, you can see several fruit trees blooming.




Here is a closeup of the entry sign.




This sign marks a 'Nanking' cherry.




The 'Nanking' cherry trees are in full bloom.




Here is a closer view of the cherry blossoms. They provide valuable food for bees and other pollinators early in spring when not much else is blooming yet.




Wild strawberries are leafing out.  They are all over the place, including in the paths.  I rescued a few that were growing amongst the hardneck garlic mavericks that I came to rescue.




Raspberries are leafing out.




Blackberries are leafing out. These will likely bloom just after the raspberries. I was pleased to discover that they are thorny. I can't afford to grow anything defenseless, as it will get devoured by wildlife, and thorny blackberries are getting harder to find.




This sign marks the crosne knotroots.




The crosne knotroots are just starting to sprout leaves.




This plum tree is just about to bloom, with buds showing white but not yet open.




Russian comfrey is just starting to sprout here. Some of the other patches had slightly bigger leaves.




The apricot tree is blooming.




Apricot flowers look pretty against the blue sky.