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[Mike Levine <mlevine@umich.edu>]

I got mine from Edible Landscaping 9 years ago.  I think it first produced
about 3-4 years ago or maybe earlier than that, but I didn't do my homework
to realize that they aren't really eaten fresh until last year.  I do not
have a pollinator for it unless my apricots can do it.
On their website, it looks like they only carry a double flowering pink one
now and it is self-pollinating.  I don't think that's the one that I have
though as mine has single petals and it's white, not pink.
Is there something I should be looking for to determine when to pickle
them?  How do I know when the right time is?

Thanks!
Mike
A2, MI zone 5b




On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 2:51 PM, Mark Lee <mark.lee.phd@gmail.com> 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
>
>
> On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 6:08 PM, Mike Levine <mlevine@umich.edu> wrote:
>
> > Once again, I have a bumper crop of ume plums on my tree.  I've never
> eaten
> > any because they won't ripen to sweetness and it took me a few years to
> > realize that.  Does anyone know how to tell when they are ready for
> picking
> > to make pickled umeboshi plums?  One reference I found said the 2nd half
> of
> > June, but I'm not sure what climate that was in.  .  Any advice, recipes,
> > ideas would be appreciated.  I wouldn't mind making something sweet out
> of
> > them too.  From the looks of it, I'm going to have A LOT of plums.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Mike Levine
> > Ann Arbor, MI
> > Zone 5b (USDA changed us to 6, but I'm not convinced)
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