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["Ernest Plutko" <ernestplutko@wiktel.com>]

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

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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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