One in Adelphi, Maryland, one in Wildwood, Florida, one at the US National Arboretum with a grandfatherly interest in many more around the DC area (unless noted, pictures are taken the day of post)
Friday, September 11, 2009
Prunus salicina fruit before and after processing by a fox
Why do foxes always feel compelled to put their deposits on display? This is a pretty good sized rock with a nice flat surface but I've seen it done on much smaller more precarious perches!
I can't blame the fox for overeating, the plums are delicious. Betty, Eugenia, and Terri (Asian Collection Volunteers) have been monitoring their progress all summer. They're late this year and hundreds fell from the trees unripe. Three years ago there were so many plums that they broke a large branch on one tree. This year not so many.
I ate a few this afternoon but, remembering the foxes stool, was careful to spit out the pits.
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