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Superior Plum rootstock

11 years ago

I have (or more precisely had) a Superior plum which died back to the ground a few years ago. It sent up shoots from the roots (with thorns), and is finally at fruiting size. It bloomed last year but none of the flowers were fertilized and grew into fruit. I am assuming this was due to the lack of an appropriate pollinator.

So my questions are, does anyone know what rootstock a Superior plum would have been grafted onto? And would that plum produce any fruit worth collecting, and if so, what would be a suitable pollinator.

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Comments (4)

Noogy
11 years ago
Regraft with new varieties as the rootstock is only for roots.
You could do this on the 3-4 branches you trim way back to 1' off the trunk or so, keeping all new growth from the old trunk in check.
Do some you tube video searches on top grafting to get a good idea.
Noogy
Scott F Smith
11 years ago
The most common plum rootstock is myrobolan, which produces small plums something like Japanese plums. They can be good for cooking, jam etc.

It could also be some other root such as St. Julian or citation. Some rootstocks don't produce any edible fruits.

Scott
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I figured if I got plums, that even if it was Superior that I wouldn't need to worry so much about pollination and could get a second Superior without worries. I'd really rather find a BlackIce Plum but I'm not having much luck. And I if I don't get plums this year, then I need something to provide pollen since that little tree bloomed it's heart out and I'd love to have it be productive early. I haven't really noticed any wild plums around Madison. And I'd love to learn grafting but it is too late - I'm very close to being out of room.
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Shine_C
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I have a Superior Plum on the rootstock that produces similar thorny root suckers. I could be wrong, but I think it is Marianna 2624 rootstock.
franktank232
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I have no idea what my Superior is on. It came from Gurney's about 6 years ago.

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