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[NAFEX] Prunus maritima exceptionally hardy, tasty, and late-flowering
- From: billmcnam@yahoo.com
- To: jimfruth@charter.net
- Subject: [NAFEX] Prunus maritima exceptionally hardy, tasty, and late-flowering
- Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:40:01 -0000
Prunus maritima exceptionally hardy,tasty,and late-flowering
The late-flowering trait of this species holds potential for delaying flowering in other prunus species through interspecific hybridization.
Is anyone aware of the existence of any such hybrids (e.g. peach X prunus maritima)
The peach pollen would have to be collected and stored untill the beach plum flowers, or the plum would need to be potted and brought into a heated greenhouse to induce early flowering
Are there named selections of this species that have been selected for exceptional fruit size and/or fruit quality?
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[NAFEX] My Beach Plums (and best jams/jellies)Tuesday, July 7, 2009 1:45 PM
From: "Jim Fruth" jimfruth@charter.net
To: "NAFEX" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org> I got my (25) Beach Plum bushes from the New Hampshire Department of Conservation several years ago. One got beat up during a mild Winter and then I had 24. Most were still alive (barely) after last Winter's -38. Only two had live growth above the snow-line. None of them have ever suckered. The two remaining are about 30" high and are wider in diameter than they are high. This isn't the first year they bloomed but it is the first year that any have set fruit. I bought the original 25 because visitors (tourists) from New England asked for the jelly assuming that, of our 30+ varieties, we must have their favorite. They added that if they had visited a shop in Martha's Vineyard, for example, if that shop didn't have Beach Plum jelly, they would leave and go to the next shop - supposedly(?) it is that good/tasty! I'll just keep the plants as a novelty. Plum jam/jelly is among our least sold/poorest sellers. Our best sellers are Strawberry Jalapeno (and/or raspberry Jalapeno and/or Blueberry Jalapeno), Chokecherry, and Brambleberry (a mixture of red raspberry and black raspberry that tastes better than either of the two separately). Jim Fruth Brambleberry Farm Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 For jams, jellies, syrups and more: www.jellygal.com 1-877-265-6856 (Toll Free) 1-218-831-7018 (My Cell) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
--- On Mon, 7/6/09, Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com> wrote:
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- [NAFEX] Prunus maritima exceptionally hardy, tasty, and late-flowering, billmcnam, 07/09/2009
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