[NAFEX] Pluots in Nebraska

William C. Garthright billg at inebraska.com
Mon May 25 21:05:40 EDT 2009


> Crossing carefully chosen plums seems more practical in most 
> conditions. There are a LOT of good plums that will give offspring as 
> good or better than most pluots or apriums.


The pluots I've eaten seem noticeably different from plums (a LOT 
sweeter, for one thing). But maybe I just haven't eaten enough plums. To 
be honest, I like plums better. Still, I have four plum trees, so I was 
looking for something different to try.

I actually wanted to try an aprium, too, but I couldn't find one that 
looked like it would do well in a colder climate. Well, my apricots 
rarely produce fruit here, since they bloom so early. (I'm not sure if 
apriums bloom that early or not, but I was more worried about their 
cold-hardiness.)

It hardly matters now. I've got the yard pretty well full, so I'm not 
going to be able to plant any other trees until something dies.  :-)

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

-- 
The universe we observe has precisely the properties we should expect if 
there is, at bottom, no design, no purpose, no evil and no good, nothing 
but blind, pitiless indifference. - Richard Dawkins



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