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["Stephen Sadler" <Docshiva@Docshiva.org>]

We're a couple years into a drought, so we have dry weather to spare.  I'll
pack some up for you!

~ Stephen

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From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark Angermayer
Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2008 11:30 PM
To: North American Fruit Explorers
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Plum thoughts please

Hi Stephen,

The in-laws are in SE Kansas.  About 5 miles from the Oklahoma border.
They're almost in zone 7.  With regard to California, don't rub it in :-)
Ship us some of that dry weather, will ya.

Mark


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Stephen Sadler" <>
To: "'North American Fruit Explorers'" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 01, 2009 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Plum thoughts please


> I take it the in-laws are in Kansas?  The best way to grow plums in my
> experience is to be in California, although I know that may present
> difficulties for most... with the warm dry summers, they grow pretty much
> disease free, and I never had pests to deal with, either.  Now, apples are
a
> different story... anyway, in-laws location might be useful.  It's not
just
> the zone that matters...
>
> I hope they grow some nice varieties.  I always found plum growing
> rewarding.
>
> Happy New Year,
>
> ~ Stephen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Mark Angermayer
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 7:27 PM
> To: North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: [NAFEX] Plum thoughts please
>
> Hi Folks,
>
> One of my in-laws wants to plant some plums and needs some advice.  The
> situation is that the plums will be low-spray, or possibly no spray at
all.
> I've seen the site and believe the disease pressure will be very low.  It
is
> in the downtown of a city of 30,000.  Lots of concrete, and, as as far as
I
> could tell, very few fruit trees around.  So I'm hopeful he can raise some
> plums without too much trouble from insects.  Without looking it up, I
> believe the area only gets 30-35 inches of rain per year.   Zone 6.
>
> I want to recommend some high quality cultivars, but they need to have
some
> resistance to disease, specifically brown rot.  I know about the AU series
> of plums, and have some myself (that haven't fruited yet) but I've heard
too
> many negative comments about quality to recommend them.  Plus I don't
think
> he needs something immune to brown rot, just something not hyper sensitive
> to it.
>
> Some ideas:
>
> French Petite- I've heard Ed, Lon, and others sing praises for this plum,
> does anyone raise this plum without spray?
>
> Superior- I have this plum ordered for next spring and have it recommended
> by S. Smith and Ossi.  Can either of you guys comment on its susceptiblity
> to brown rot?
>
> Any other suggestions?  We can go with Europeans or Jap/Amer hybrids.  He
> has room for about four trees.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Mark
> KS
>
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