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[Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>]

Mark,

It's unlikely that IBF would be pollinated by plums, apricots or cherries, 
but there have been a few rare peach x (Japanese) plum hybrids made over the 
centuries, so it would be possible to get an occasional pollination with the 
Methley.  I wouldn't count on these, though.  

If you are space-limited, you could consider planting a self-fertile natural 
dwarf peach, which will even grow in large containers (like half whiskey 
barrels).  They are happier in the ground, of course. 

If you are in a very cold climate, container growing might be your only 
option for these short-internode dwarfs.  They tend to be rather tender.  
Maybe someone has been backcrossing the recessive short-internode allele into 
a Reliance or other hardy background by now.  Even though I live in 
sub-tropical North Carolina, I'd be curious to know if this exists.

Regards,

Anton

-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com>
>Sent: Sep 5, 2012 12:10 PM
>To: Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net>, nafex mailing list at ibiblio 
><nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [nafex] Indian Cling Peach
>
>Anton,
>I currently don't grow any peaches, but I do have other Prunus
>species. Any chance the Indian Free would be pollinated by a Methley
>plum, a pluot, an apricot or a cherry?
>-Mark
>
>On Tue, Sep 4, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Anton Callaway <marillen@earthlink.net> 
>wrote:
>> Indian Blood Free and Indian Blood Cling are two distinct peach cultivars.
>>
>> Indian Free is peach leaf curl resistant and is a very late-ripening 
>> freestone that is male sterile (needs a pollenizer).  So it can't produce 
>> offspring by itself.
>>
>> Indian Cling is a rubbery-textured clingstone that ripens earlier & is 
>> self-fertile.  It is known for it's ability to reproduce fairly true from 
>> seed.  I've planted quite a few seed of it and find significant variation 
>> in the offspring with regards to fruit shape and size.  Texture, color and 
>> disease resistance/ susceptibility and tree growth habits are pretty 
>> similar among the offspring.  I've seen peach leaf curl on this cultivar.
>>
>> Both cultivars are pretty susceptible to Xanthomonas leaf spot (bacterial 
>> spot), which is a more serious problem for the hot, humid Southeastern US.
>>
>> Anton
>> North Carolina
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com>
>>>Sent: Sep 4, 2012 5:08 PM
>>>To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>>>Subject: [nafex] Indian Cling Peach
>>>
>>>I read about a peach called Indian Blood Cling, and also known as
>>>Indian Free and Indian Cling. It is said to do well in the Pacific
>>>Northwest, being resistant to peach leaf curl, but I have never heard
>>>of it before now. In New Zealand this peach is known as Black Boy.
>>>Originally came from the Loire Valley in France where they are known
>>>as Pêche de Vigne. Another interesting feature of this peach is that
>>>it comes true from seed. Does anyone have experience with this peach?
>>>Does anyone have any pits of this peach?
>>>-Mark, Seattle, picking Desert King Figs and blackberries
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