[NAFEX] Fwd: Pitless Plums Studied

Lon J. Rombough lonrom at hevanet.com
Wed Apr 22 10:23:50 EDT 2009


That was one of Burbank's goals - pitless prunes.  Growers didn't like 
it because in those days they got paid by weight and a prune without a 
pit weighed less.
-Lon Rombough
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On Apr 22, 2009, at 7:18 AM, Melissa Kacalanos wrote:

I emailed one of the researchers to ask about this, (Isn't the internet 
great?) and he said that pit removal is a big expense for food 
processors, I guess the ones who make pitted prunes in this case. 
That's where the market would be for these plums. How often do you see 
fresh prune plums for sale anyway?

I don't hear anyone complaining about seedless bananas.

Melissa
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