Plum and Apple in bloom.
First the plum:

Then a bit of the apple (leaves develop along with flowers):

and finally two of my grafts, with new growth (WOW):

Updates
Old peach tree in glorious bloom.
Plum and apple trees thinking about it.
Old peach scions grafted on young peach looking good.
Artichoke and rhubarb, here they are:


Old peach tree in full blossom.
This is what the old peach tree (that produced delicious white flesh fruit) looked like a couple of days ago. I peaked in the hooded grafts. I won's say what I saw.
Yesterday I planted some red chard, some spinach and some snow peas. Today I planted more spinach. Garden season is in progress.
The blossoms on the apricot tree are spent. I fear the worst.
Adventure in grafting.
Today I did what long ago I had resolved to do. The apricot tree is in full bloom; the peach trees are ready to burst. I cannot wait for the Extension Division Master Gardner to come show me how to graft. So I went to the web and searched. I found an excellent tutorial by Tom Spellman on "Bark Grafts."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTtXmBVsolY&ebc=ANyPxKo3OptscLd_3uHmsVVSL25PpWYH0-L-cjFqa95EuaaMiEr_G2SihaCwh_eCalW-Lxf9BOi9-l5REyFqZ6wcUa-Pg6Rdjg
It's 9:20 long and good. I am not sure that my six grafts will be successful because I had not until now researched how to collect the scion sticks. I know my established peach produces delicious fruit, but I didn't know how to collect the scions. So I fudged, and therefore I fear failure. We will see.
Here is a closeup of two of the grafts on a single branch:
and here is the tree with its six grafts (protectd by paper bags with air vents)

And here is a better picture of the apricot in full bloom:
So today marks the official beginning of my 2016 gardening season.

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