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  • From: "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@hevanet.com>
  • To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
  • Subject: Re: [nafex] Re: Looking for European plum recommendation
  • Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2001 15:53:43 -0700

Mt. Royal has been essentially freestone for me. D'Agen is sort of mixed.
I get freestone and semi-clingstone on the same tree. Most are not hard to
handle. Also, D'Agen will dry whole very well - I've done it.
Pearl is very definitely clingstone.
-Lon Rombough
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>From: "Christopher Mauchline" <mauch1@aol.com>
>To: nafex@yahoogroups.com
>Subject: [nafex] Re: Looking for European plum recommendation
>Date: Wed, Oct 17, 2001, 11:21 AM
>

>>From what I've researched D'Agen is not freestone. Is this correct?
>
>Is Mt. Royal freestone or cling?
>
>Is Pearl freestone or cling? (Although it sounds quite brown rot
>susceptible).
>
>One thing that I'm thinking is that the prunes would have to be split
>to easily go into the food drier, and freestone would be an advantage
>in that case.
>
>Does anyone have any other recommendations, and is scionwood
>available by anyone?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Chris Mauchline
>SE PA, zone 6
>
>--- In nafex@y..., "Lon J. Rombough" <lonrom@h...> wrote:
>> I had Pearl for several years, until it died back. Of all the
>plums I've
>> had, it was the worst for disease here in Oregon, where plums can
>usually go
>> unsprayed. So much of the fruit rotted I rarely got more than a
>taste, and
>> those were stringy and not that great. I personally prefer the old
>Prune
>> D'Agen for sweet, tasty fruit and reliable production. Mt. Royal
>has
>> actually been quite good here, though.
>> -Lon Rombough
>>
>> ----------
>> >From: Ed & Pat Fackler <rocmdw@a...>
>> >To: nafex@y...
>> >Subject: Re: [nafex] Looking for European plum recommendation
>> >Date: Tue, Oct 16, 2001, 2:19 PM
>> >
>>
>> >
>> > Mt. Royal may be a better choice is disease resistance (sl.
>brown rot)
>> >is a priority. Otherwise, Pearl is an excellent choice but will
>need
>> >control for brown rot during a moderate-to-heavy wet spring time
>and early
>> >summer. Dead ripe, Pearl is similar in flavor to ripe apricot.
>
>
>
>
>
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