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justaprogressive

(2,579 posts) Wed Dec 20, 2023, 04:27 PM Dec 2023

Pear Tree in Distress

(no it hasn't lost its partridge!)

It's killer vines that starve and drag an untended fruit tree down!

Mrs Progressive takes great delight and industry in freeing trees thus chained.

Closeup

She's been here (cut vines)

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Pear Tree in Distress (Original Post) justaprogressive Dec 2023 OP

Poor tree. Thank you for helping it Demovictory9 Dec 2023 #1

It never bore fruit justaprogressive Dec 2023 #2

Yay for Mrs. Progressive for helping unchain the distressed pear tree! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2023 #3

Thanks Peggy justaprogressive Dec 2023 #4

Demovictory9

(33,997 posts)

1. Poor tree. Thank you for helping it

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Wed Dec 20, 2023, 04:32 PM

Dec 2023

justaprogressive

(2,579 posts)

2. It never bore fruit

Reply to Demovictory9 (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 20, 2023, 04:36 PM

Dec 2023

but the last spring we were there it blossomed!

CaliforniaPeggy

(152,478 posts)

3. Yay for Mrs. Progressive for helping unchain the distressed pear tree!

Reply to justaprogressive (Original post)

Thu Dec 21, 2023, 12:18 AM

Dec 2023

That must have been a very satisfying bit of work for her.

Thank you for recording it, my dear justaprogressive.

justaprogressive

(2,579 posts)

4. Thanks Peggy

Reply to CaliforniaPeggy (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 21, 2023, 08:30 AM

Dec 2023

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