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[John S <swim_at_svc@yahoo.com>]

Hartman's also sells Prunus maritima under the name "Plum Berry".  In addition they offer a different plum variety, which I no longer remember the name, as a suitable pollinator for Prunus maritima.

No fruit from either type of plum plants yet, so cannot comment on quality.

John



--- On Sat, 8/29/09, Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu> wrote:

From: Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu <Lucky.Pittman@murraystate.edu>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Prunus maritima exceptionally hardy, tasty, and
To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 11:25 AM

My experience is similar to Lon's - though I did have
two seedling beach plums, from Ken Asmus' OIKOS Tree
Crops.  They bloomed weeks after all the other
stonefruits in my orchard.  One bush set good crops
annually, the other never set a plum in its entire
life.  No suckering, no curculio damage, little if
any brown rot.  But, very little pulp surrounding the
pit, either. Very tart, and they held on bush without
dropping - birds would eat away the flesh, and
there'd be a naked pit hanging onto the branch 'til
winter.

Lucky Pittman
zone 6
Hopkinsville, KY





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