On our way to work we walk down this street. At the bottom is the huge Agios Nicolaos church (Piraeus takes a holiday on his saint day - that is how important he is around here.) For some reason the two blocks immediately above the church have been modified into a one way street and the extra width has been turned into forest; quite edible forest in fact.
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| Loquat |
There are 3 loquat trees, an apricot tree, a huge walnut tree. 2 large and one baby fig trees, a mature lemon tree, and several mulberries among the things that we have been able to identify.
There are also several of the Piraeus street standard (neranjie - sour oranges) and yucca. Underneath, people who like this garden, have tried to establish a range of succulents, something called "4 o'clock plant" (which has bright pink and yellow flowers) some ferns, and an assortment of plants that have probably been thrown out because they out grew the balcony pots they started their lives in.
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| Loquat |
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| Figs |
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| Walnut |
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| Mulbery leaves |
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| Baby fig tree with baby fig |
In fact the only other tree of edibles we have seen on a street in Piraeus is that not represented here is a pomegranate.
what a super idea to make an edible foliage along the street. I love loquats and it has been years since I have eaten any. as a small child by aunt had a fig tree but i would not eat them because they were slimey, now i would love access to one. I refused to eat the fig preserves mama made, but would eat it now
ReplyDeleteF is making a pig of herself on figs right now. Then it will be pomegranates. Then we will go home and she will have to revert to 'loving' to eat parsnips.
DeleteWe love the idea of an edible forest!
ReplyDeleteWe love the idea of wild raspberries and think you have the better deal.
DeleteThat's like a celebration of food!
ReplyDeleteMore streets should do it - sweet chestnuts, cherry plums, apples...our towns could be larders for us, greener, fresher, (plagued by wasps....squashed fruit on uour shoes....) all that stuff.
DeleteWhat a tasty avenue! In my late childhood we had two fig trees, blueberry bushes started from the sprouts that sprang up around an uncle's blueberry bushes, and a loquat tree from a seed or pit--can't remember which, that my father tucked away in his luggage on a mission trip to South America.LC at retirement daze.com
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Sounds like you lived in a thriving place. We has one scabby old pear tree in the 'orchard' of an abandoned homestead next door. My Dad grew veg well but apart from raspberries there was never fruit.
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ReplyDeleteYummeroonies!!! As for the 4 0'clock bush, that can get rampant. I had it in my OZ garden. Once in, ever present!!! It's very pretty, but can definitely go feral. Hugs and whiskeries, YAM-aunty xxx
We know about feral 4 oclock plant. Some well intentioned soul put is in the plot out the front. Still it will survive when everything there goes feral again next year.
DeleteIt would be lovely to sit under those trees in the summer and eat the fruits
ReplyDeleteIf your going to plant in small spaces fruit trees are the go I say
The fruit seems to drop and waste. Rain split the figs this week, and the patrons of a steki that enjoys its shade eat pies and fries not fruit and nuts. Maybe people on the first floor balconies help themselves at the top.
DeleteMany enterprising ‘European migrants’ commandeer the grassy nature strips out the front of their homes to plant vegetables or fruit trees instead of the ones or around the ones council plant. Council ‘land’ owner occupier maintenance. Unfortunately the owners are ‘told’ to remove them…..not following council regulations.
ReplyDeleteThey should be directed to the story of Ron Finley guerilla gardener. He took on councils in LA over rights to garden the 'green' verges, and won.
DeleteI can't imagine what it is like to have so many fruits growing on the road. We have apple trees in abundance and a few pear trees are wild somewhere (my daughter won't tell me where!).
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