Our latest experiment is in high-density fruit tree planting, as popularized by Dave Wilson. These are Minnie Lee and Lee Royal cherries, which have just now started appearing in nurseries, although they've been available through Phoenix Permaculture Guild for several years. They have a chilling requirement of only 200-300 hours, much less that most cherries. I figured that even if they didn't set fruit, their flowers would be attractive. We purchased ours at Summer Winds and planted them about two feet apart, slightly angled away from each other, in this small bed at the side of our upper pond. Previously, we had a nectarine in this spot, but it died last year, probably because it was crowded out by the overgrown thevetia I removed last week.
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