Trees, Shrubs and Conifers: On the road, across the pond, 5 by ViburnumValley

ViburnumValley wrote:
Finally! A night of sleep - although stayed up till almost 2:00 a.m. Small favors...

The Deutsche Weinstrasse is really such a beautiful place. Home of so many fine German white wine varietals that I learned nearly 30 years ago, its production has shifted with fickle consumer winds to many more red wines - which aren\'t really in the Rhine valley sweet spot for growing and vinifying. Riesling is still king, and I don\'t think anyone does it better.

If you can raise grapes well, then many other species will come along and prosper, too. Here are a few trees in Wachenheim - that a certain fellow from Lititz might like - that I\'ve been watching grow since first visiting on my honeymoon...