Wisteria in Zone 3 - 4
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Best tasting plum or plumcot for colder zones 3-4
Comments (16)Folks, Gracious, Pembina, Toka (and Kaga are almost identical) and Kahinta are much better (in my opinion) than Lacresent, Underwood, and Waneta for the "superhardy" plums. Pembina cracks readily, but it is so prolific even if 80% crack you still get a good crop. We use the cracked ones to make "Smiling Plum Jam" which sells very well. Pipestone is much like Pembina (flavorwise) but larger and drops when ripe so you have to pick them before they are ready and let them sit a day or so. Underwood is the hardiest, but has a very sour skin and less flavor. Waneta can be wonderful, but is astringent until perfectly ripe then it drops, and the fruit ripens over a long period so most of the fruit drops. I pulled out all my Underwood, Lacresant, and Wanetas this fall as they were taking up space I could use for better fruit (and got a run of firewood out of them). Opal does well here but was affected by the freeze of 2012 (1/2 of my trees did not have fruit that year) so it is not as bud hardy as others. Ember has been a total disappointment, little fruit (but the fruit was a pretty yellow orange), lots of disease (for some reason lessor peach borers love them), and the fruit was not good enough to put up with the lack of productivity, so I pulled it out as well. Mt Royal (round blue European about 1") is a very hardy plum, tastes good and is prolific I would recommend it. Stanley is pretty tough as well but need heat in Sept to ripen. In colder climates date of ripening is important. Even if the temps get to 70 during the day in Sept, they are only there for a couple of hrs which can lead to the fruit not ripening and lack of sugar and flavor. There have been years here when the Stanleys and Empress plums have not ripened due to low temp in Sept. So it is best to pick varieties which ripen earlier if you are in the North. Eric...See MoreLooking for an online source for 3-4' tall Blue moon wisterias
Comments (6)I have already done my own searching for this wisteria. Yes, there are plenty of nursreries that sell them in a small one gallon or quart size container and I have called a number of them to see if they have a larger size. They don't; I found one place that has only 2 and I need a total of 4. This is why I came on hear just to ask if anyone else knows if there is a place that They know of that sells them around 4' tall; not so I can be told to just do my own research since that is what I have been doing. So if someone knows and can actually be of help, then please do answer this posting. Thank you....See MoreWisteria in part shade in zone 4?
Comments (11)Hi jaqola. You must have an asian variety of wisteria, which can take up to 15-20 years before they will bloom sometimes. I have some asian wisteria that have survived my winters, but they have serious die-back most years, and really haven't bloomed yet for me even though I have had them for at least 15 years. The 'Blue Moon' wisteria that I purchased as one gallon plants had flowers on them when I bought them. 'Blue Moon' blooms on new wood, so they ALWAYS bloom every year, and have no die back. Some American varieties don't have the best fragrance, but 'Blue Moon's fragrance is quite pleasant, even though it is not as sweet as it's asian cousins....See MoreThis year's 'Blue Moon' Wisteria pics, zone 4
Comments (0)'Blue Moon' is a great American Wisteria. These pictures were taken in June, but it is blooming again in August!...See Moredagnabit
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