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Started by coxy, August 24, 2017, 09:17:10 PM

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coxy

has any one ever grown one from seed if so what has to be done to the seed does it need to freeze first

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Quote from: coxy on August 24, 2017, 09:17:10 PM
has any one ever grown one from seed if so what has to be done to the seed does it need to freeze first

Not intentionally. Took me years to convince the DanG thing to quit sprouting back. All from my wife tossing some kitchen scraps in the fencerow near our favorite black walnut tree.
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coxy

we got plums the other night and they where yellowish with red dots on them they was sweet and juicy but the skin was tart  there was no name on what type of plum they where  so i was thinking about trying to plant the seeds 

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The only way that I have ever "planted" Plum trees is to harvest and set selected sprouts in the early Spring.  Seed/pits would not work with grafted trees but should be true from non-grafted trees.
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Quote from: Magicman on August 25, 2017, 08:23:29 AM
The only way that I have ever "planted" Plum trees is to harvest and set selected sprouts in the early Spring.  Seed/pits would not work with grafted trees but should be true from non-grafted trees.

Are they mostly grown like apple trees then? Mix a hardy root stock with whatever stock has the fruit characteristics you want?

I miss some of the old kinds of apple trees. They might not have been good for shipping, or always sweet or pretty, but you could find lots of variety amongst neighbors. Need to check around and plant some without grafts.

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Ox

coxy - those are called "plumcots".  Apparently a cross between a plum and an apricot.  The wife got some last week and you're right - they're good!  There are also other styles and colors of these new plumcots.  Beats me.  Hybrids are becoming the norm nowadays, in both people and food!  :D
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coxy

that's the other taste i could not put a name to  apricot  thanks ox

whitepine2

 I know you need to plant at least two for pollination.

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I used to grow the yellow shiro plums and they were sweet as sugar . They got the plum pox virus and died quickly.  :)
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