Empty Space

Our backyard is pretty well filled with garden and trees. There was, however, a small vacant piece of territory left after the frost killed several of our papaya trees. One tree survived and is doing well as new growth exploded from the nearly dead stock. A local told me to leave it alone and it might come back and it did.
My friend from Pine Island is a gardener and he exchanged star fruit for tomatoes. We liked the star fruit so thought about planting one.

At the market today I saw one for sale and it fitted the need to a tee. Seven feet tall and straight. After getting the lowdown on planting I packed it into the van and to no surprise Theresa agreed to the deal. This will complete the orchard and I hope we will have a good harvest next year. They grow quickly and bear fruit almost immedately. The good thing is that they bear fruit between Xmas and Easter when we are here. They have a taste not unlike Granny Smith Apples. We will watch it for a few weeks to give it a good start and then leave it on it's own for the summer when we are back in Ontario.