P for Plum

Konrad___far_north

20 years ago

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doris_mi5
20 years ago
Nice. I was expecting to see purple plums. Thats about all I see in this area.
bean_counter_z4
20 years ago
Oh my gosh--what a crop! Great photo, they look so good I can almost taste them.
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Hi -- I know some of the answers to your questions. American plum self-fertile -- seems to be. I had 2 and then cut down one after it got old and started to go - the other still seems to bear well. There are other plums around the yard, plus various wild Prunus species in the neighborhood, plus various oranmental plum and sandcherries in the neighborhood as well. 2) 5 x 5 foot size. Yeah, I don't see a real problem with it. My 2 American plum seedlings grew naturally to about 7 to 8 feet max, with probably a 6 to 8 foot spread. So, with a little pruning, probably not too much of a problem. 3) Partial shade -- definitely. My surviving one is in about 2/3rds shade now, as the trees around it have gotten larger, and it seems perfectly happy as an understory type tree. It still gets pretty good light because the two trees near it are a Kentucky Coffe and a Sycamore, and both don't start to branch until very high off the ground. 4) Taste -- Well, the fruits of my plum are quite tasty when fully ripe and slightly soft. They have a bit of astringency when not fully ripe. They make wonderful plum sauce, jelly, baked tarts, etc. I've never had the Chickasaw plum, so can't comment. I did plant a beach plum last year, but it's still only a foot tall.
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Bart I'm in northern VA, trying to play around with a bunch of different plum varieties this spring. Do you think you'd have a Shiro or Superior plum to spare for taste testing this year? I'm planning to go up to Scott's but he lost his superiors this year to the storm and its also 90 minutes with traffic. I wasn't able to send you a PM but you can email me at pipergates67 [at] hotmail [dot] com.
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clairdo2
20 years ago
Are they in your yard ? yummy !
kentuck_8b
20 years ago
WOW!! Nice photo and what a nice crop of plums!!

Those wouldn't happen to be Shiro Plums would they?? I have a Shiro Plum Tree in my back yard, but it doesn't produce that many plums, but they sure are delicious, the best I have ever tasted. What few I had here have already ripened and have promptly been eaten.

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eric_wa
20 years ago
Konrad,
Nice photo.
Looks like you will have a good harvest this year. I also would like to now if they are Shiro plums. They are to round to be yellow egg. Also would you be interested in a scion wood trade? I will send you Methley scion wood for some of your yellow plum scion wood.

Eric
Konrad___far_north
Original Author
20 years ago
Thank you all!
These Plums are growing in my backyard, grafted to another tree and it seems a new verity [no name]..new seedling!
Super hardy and grows like crazy...like apple.

Plant material is illegal to send over the border....too bad Eric.

Last year I head a nice crop of Reine Claude....[Green Gage]
Konrad
eric_wa
20 years ago
Konrad,

"Plant material is illegal to send over the border....too bad Eric."

Is not exactly true, but is not worth the bother.

Thanks anyway.
Eric

Here is a link that might be useful: Customs
gmom74
20 years ago
Lovely fruit and great picture.

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