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[Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com>]

I have a single variety. Maybe if I got some seeds, I could grow some
seedlings to pollinate my lone tree. Any comments on that idea?
-Mark , Seattle


On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 1:03 PM, derry walsh <derrywalsh1@gmail.com> wrote:

> 'Umeboshi' aka 'Prunus mume' is actually aka 'Japanese flowering apricot'.
>
> I think you need two different varieties to get fruit, plus pollinators
> plus warm weather at bloom time and we rarely put that all together at
> bloom-time.
>
> I have Beni shi don (rosy pink) and Rosemary Clarke (white) beside one
> another and I get fruit, but not a lot.
>
> VanDusen Gardens has quite a few Beni shi don trees (more than 20 years
> old), but no pollenizers so no fruit.
>
> I have Kobai - sparse blooms, no fruit to date (about ten years).
>
> I also have two unnamed varieties: one pink and one white.
>
> The white one is massed with blossoms and bees at bloom-time but no
> fruit to date (also about ten years). The pale pink one has masses of
> blossoms and one fruit this year.
>
> The local Japanese pick them when they are still hard and unripe and
> soak them in a brine solution for a few months.
>
> I would say you should have your blood pressure monitored before eating
> them. If you are vulnerable/sensitive to salt, your BP will rise
> horrendously.
>
> In my experience, when the fruit is allowed to ripen, it is very soft
> and bland.
>
> Derry Walsh
> Aldergrove,
> south coastal B.C.
>
>
>
> On 5/30/2013 11:51 AM, Mark Lee wrote:
> > Mike,
> > I too have an umeboshi plum tree. It blooms early in the season, but
> never
> > produced any fruit. I planted my tree 3 years ago. How long did it take
> for
> > you to get fruit? Do you know the variety of umeboshi and what nursery it
> > came from?
> > -Mark, Seattle
> >
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