The Pawpaw Patch

A little look at nature on the farm .....

Pawpaw

The Pawpaw is a Missouri native fruit. It was recently featured in the Missouri Conservation magazine.  Down In The Pawpaw Patch

Bees pollinate most fruit trees, but the pawpaws rely on flies or beetles attracted by the color and fetid smell of the tree’s unusual flower.

The fruit you see here will be ripe in mid to late September. This grove of trees is located on a Southeast facing slope near the little Savannah.  (Click here for more than you will ever want to know about pawpaws!)

Look verrrry closely at the background and you will notice a well worn game trail.

 The morning fog coming in ....

Morning view – 6:15 am looking to the South

Summer Happenings

Log cabin gets a visitor!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LblJG7jpG8

More updates in cabin country.

Log view from valley– the brown rock has weed block material underneath

Prescribed burn

The prescribed burn mimics a natural process. The effect is to reduce non native grass species and control forest spread in grass areas. April is the prime burning time to promote warm season grasses.  

Steps in the making ....