Plums For Florida?
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Is Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera) same as Cherry-Plum?
Comments (2)Those are different and I agree it is very confusing. The Dave Wilson cherry-plums (Sprite/Delight) are a cross of plum and sand cherry. Sprite is supposed to grow well in hotter climates but I don't know about the chill hours; Dave Wilson lists chill on their site. Sprite has been an easy grower for me but has been splitting badly. I don't know about chill on the cerasifera plums. Bay Laurel is a standard source for Dave Wilson varieties. I would look at a southern nursery such as Just Fruits and Exotics to see what low-chill plums they have. Scott...See MoreSummer pruning peach and plum trees?
Comments (7)That looks like a pretty extensive mulched area- really pumps up the vigor. How come you didn't fruit them this year, they certainly look like they were big enough. If they did bear good crops than you definitely need to think about how to ratchet down that growth. One way is several prunings during summer, although when trees are in fruit you have to be careful not to prune too much to where you cut down on sweetness of fruit. You should certainly prune all your most vigorous uprights ASAP as well as 2-year wood higher in the tree than you want fruit. I don't think you have to worry about when you prune there and I'm confident it's OK now....See MoreNeed Help with baby plum tree
Comments (6)I use a little sprinkler that can spray a small circle around the tree covering the entire root zone with the hose barely on. Let it soak the area until it's deeply watered (this could take 30 minutes or more). You want to saturate the ground, but not leave standing water. Do this every day for the first couple of weeks (twice a day, morning and evening, if no rain). Once the tree seems to be establishing itself (putting out new growth, not wilting in the heat of the day) you can cut back on the water, but you'll still want to deep water once a week until the temperatures come down (more often if no rain for several days). In the winter, lawn irrigation should be enough with maybe a soaking every few weeks or so. Start deep watering weekly again in the spring when leaves and blooms are flushing. After two years, your tree will be well established but will still benefit from a good long drink once in awhile. Here is a link that might be useful: http://www.ftpf.org/aftercarefactsheet.htm...See Moreplum tomatoes plum suck
Comments (6)I have grown Romas several times - in ground and in containers. Up here we grow them in the spring, not over winter, so there is plenty of heat when they are ripening. They are still blah. They don't taste bad, but they don't have much flavor. After they have cooked down into a nice thick sauce so the flavor gets concentrated they are fine. But I don't like Romas in salsa, cut up in a salad or to eat it straight. May as well buy the cardboard tomatoes from the grocery store. I am going to be growing Amish Paste this year and hope it has more flavor. If not, there's always sauce and now I have a dehydrator so I can try drying them, too....See Morecarolb_w_fl_coastal_9b
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