So long Stanley.

Seven years of failing. Black knot, aphids, mold from aphid pee and other assorted associated trouble. Hardly any edible fruit to speak of. I think we got a few the first year, it was very good so I tried just about everything I could to limp this tree along but it is too susceptible and was a losing battle.
I can hear Bea Arthur's voice as Dorothy

 saying good bye to Stanley.

In Stanley's place is a Bonfire peach.  Fruit quality varies by opinion.  I bought it last year at a pretty good discount and it had a rough winter because it was left in the pot  and we had a very cold winter.  Much of the top died off but since I got the plum tree cut down and dug up I had a place to put it finally.
It should recover well.  We've had some warm weather and a good amount of rain this Spring.

This is Bonfire about midsummer last year.

This is also my first attempt at getting into my blog and posting since I finally figured out the email and blog account issue. I have to learn more about formatting through the phone.