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["MARIE ASHTON" <bwoodtx@verizon.net>]

The fact that the seed seperates easily, I presume to mean it is a freestone 
or semi-freestone. As most Asian (Japanese) plums are clingstones, this 
limits the number of possible cultivars. There are only a very few Japanese 
plums that are freestones. None of the orginal Japanese Plums imported by 
Luther Burbank were freestones. Only after crossing with other plum species 
did some few freestone varieties emerge.

The fact that it is maturing this late in the season also limits the choice 
of varieties. There is a variety called Angeleno that ripens about now but I 
am not sure if it is a freestone or semi-freestone.

Regards,
Richard Ashton
Oak Creek Orchard
www.oakcreekorchard.com
bwoodtx@verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Nave" <jmichaelnave@yahoo.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] giant red plums


> 4041 is the code for red plums. 4042 is the code for
> "large red plums". Large plums may actually be priced
> more than pluots (3278) in some areas.
>
>
> --- Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> wrote:
>
> > Heart shaped - skin from light to dark red with some
> > areas of bloom.
> > Skinny little stem - how did that ever hold such a
> > big fruit?
> >
> > Inside is very pale orange and finely textured which
> > is why it slices
> > so neatly.
> >
> > If it is a pluot, why would they label it 4042?
> > Pluots cost a lot
> > here, so someone is losing money if that is what it
> > is.
> >
> >
> > Diane
> >
> >
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