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["William C. Garthright" <billg@inebraska.com>]

Does anyone know if pluots will ripen after being picked? They don't 
seem to do it for me (these are the Flavor Grenade variety, if it matters).

Then again, they don't seem to be ripening on the tree, either. They've 
looked "almost ripe" for a month now. They got to the stage where they 
were partially red, but still with some green,... and they've stayed 
that way for week after week. I've sampled them, and no, they're not 
ripe. And I've brought them inside - those which I knocked off the tree, 
or otherwise ended up on the ground for no apparent reason - and they 
don't want to ripen on the counter, either.

It seems particularly odd to me because they are supposed to be 
three-quarters plum (and this variety seems to be quite plum-like in 
appearance and taste, too). And my plums ripen REALLY fast when brought 
inside. Well, they ripen pretty quickly on the tree, too, once they get 
started.

I was just wondering. This is my first year with fruit, and I've got a 
ton of it on this particular tree. But I've had it netted for a long 
time now, and the robins have figured out how to get inside. They're 
really doing a number on the fruit.

Thanks,

Bill
Lincoln, NE (zone 5)

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