Neighbor's Satsuma Tree
There are several fruit trees in my neighborhood. I've developed a good mental inventory of what grows where (and what grows over the fence). What drives me crazy are the people who have beautiful, productive fruit trees, but who don't pick the fruit. How could you have a tree full of delicious, FREE, fresh fruit, and not eat it!? It makes me positively livid.
Case in point, the neighbors catty-corner behind me have a huge satsuma tree (probably Owari), that produces tons of fruit every year. They didn't protect it at all during the bad freezes last year, and it still produced a ton of fruit. And what's worse, the family has two kids! I can't understand why those kids aren't all over that tree.
Another house we pass when we walk the dog has a huge grapefruit tree. I don't know what kind it is, but I've tasted the fruit and it is delicious. It's slightly pink, just a little tart, and very juicy. If I had that tree I'd have all the grapefruit and grapefruit juice I could want, with some to share. But the owners don't pick the fruit. It just falls to the ground and rots every year. I pick up a few fallen fruit every now and then.
The hard freeze this past week ruined all the fruit in both trees. I just can't understand people who would waste such good fruit. If they didn't want to pick it for themselves, they could at least pick it and give it to a charity. Heck, they could pick it and give it to me! Next year, I'll have to go knock on their doors and just ask if I can pick the fruit. Anything would be better than watching it be wasted.
Case in point, the neighbors catty-corner behind me have a huge satsuma tree (probably Owari), that produces tons of fruit every year. They didn't protect it at all during the bad freezes last year, and it still produced a ton of fruit. And what's worse, the family has two kids! I can't understand why those kids aren't all over that tree.
Another house we pass when we walk the dog has a huge grapefruit tree. I don't know what kind it is, but I've tasted the fruit and it is delicious. It's slightly pink, just a little tart, and very juicy. If I had that tree I'd have all the grapefruit and grapefruit juice I could want, with some to share. But the owners don't pick the fruit. It just falls to the ground and rots every year. I pick up a few fallen fruit every now and then.
The hard freeze this past week ruined all the fruit in both trees. I just can't understand people who would waste such good fruit. If they didn't want to pick it for themselves, they could at least pick it and give it to a charity. Heck, they could pick it and give it to me! Next year, I'll have to go knock on their doors and just ask if I can pick the fruit. Anything would be better than watching it be wasted.
Peeking over the fence.
