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  • From: "Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>
  • To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cherry-plum hybrids
  • Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:18:00 -0500

I have Compass and Sapalta. They have many flowers but sparse fruit
which is not very tasty.

---- Original Message ----
From: swim_at_svc@yahoo.com
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cherry-plum hybrids
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 21:21:14 -0700 (PDT)

>Thanks, everyone, for the info.
>
>I'm thinking of giving St. Lawrence's a try. Does anyone have
>experience with Compass, Sapalta or Deep Purple varieties of
>Cherry-Plum that they carry?
>
>Thanks
>
>John
>
>"Dr.O'Barr" <Topgun@Otelco.net> wrote: I found 22 cherry plum
>varieties on a google search for Hiawatha Cherry Plum. I have 2 and
>I believe it is the Hiawatha that has a lot of brown rot. Thew other
>may be Oka, not sure, butr rot is not a major problem; with spraying
>of course.
> Cherry-Plum Hybrids for Saskatchewan
>
> Topgun
> Zone 7
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Donna &/or Kieran
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 9:32 AM
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Cherry-plum hybrids
>
>
> We picked and ate a bunch of what I think were these hybrids in
>NM many years ago, and I was disappointed to read that they get
>brown rot too badly to grow in the east. So I was very surprised
>when David Ulmer, southern plum chairman, recommended American
>hybrids, and had to go look them up. there are 3 groups to choose
>from.
> 1) P bessyi X Jap
> 2) P americana XJap
> 3) P americana X simoni
>
> This spring a couple of wild plum sprouts bloomed for the first
>time at our place, and I realized that the little plum thickets I
>see here and there must be angustifolia. The two larger trees,
>sprouts dug from trees planted in local backyards, must be
>americana. If this is the case, I certainly approve of the choice
>of americana because they are barely starting to bloom, while the
>angustifolia is almost done. The americana crosses not only don't
>have the serious brown rot problem that the bessyi crosses have,
>David tells me they are more resistant than the Japs. I am hoping
>they grow as well here as the others, but take after they am
>parent in bloom time. My am plums were one of the very few fruits
>to come through the big Easter freeze. Donna
> P.S. Fedco carries a number of the american crosses
>
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