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 On Sunday, August 31, 2003, at 04:35 PM, Carlton/Rita Smith wrote:
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> Another thing, the tag on the one in the nursery said its fruit attracts birds. Also in another catalog that was offering peach plums it stated that they attract birds. I would not be surprised if Raccoons and Possums ate these but am having trouble imagining birds eating plums. Don't the fruits have to be smaller than a half inch for birds to eat them? Do birds, indeed, eat the fruit of beach plums?
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They eat peaches just fine. Not whole, of course; they just peck a bite at a time. 

--Rivka
Finger Lakes NY; zone 5 mostly