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[Jay Woods <woodsjay@cox.net>]

I'd be interested in the plums and blackberries. So far all my plum trees 
produce fruit that is too astringent or it falls off the tree before it gets 
ripe. Can fruit be bletted in the refrig or must it be on the tree?

On Wednesday 13 August 2008 11:44:54 am Lawrence F. London, Jr. wrote:
> Cindie Strater wrote:
> >>Would you like a seedling everbearing blackberry?
> >
> > Yes please.  That would be wonderful.  Now is not the time to dig it
> > though right?  You're welcome to wait on shipping until you think it's
> > time to dig.
>
> Charles Doty wrote:
>  > We  would like to try some of your blackberries.
>
> After reading your replies I walked outside to look at the blackberry and
> lo and behold I found a nice cluster of small, perfect seedlings that had
> come up quite a ways from the host plant, easy to dig and transplant and
> perfect for shipping, in colder weather would probably be best mostly
> beacuse of hostile conditions en route. I will probably go ahead and dig
> and pot so they will develop new feeder roots and be hardier for shipping
> and replanting.
>
> > Did you get any of the wild plum seeds?  A half-dozen or so of those
> > would be awesome too!  The pits can also wait until you feel it's the
> > right time to ship the blackberry (whenever you choose).
>
> The plum did not set fruit this year; it fully flowered but only set a few
> dozen fruit, a few of which ripened. Maybe next year will be better. I have
> severely pruned the tree and removed a poplar nearby which was shading it.
> I will hike out into the neighbor's woods to see if there are any pits on
> the ground under his trees, which are a large grove. If I find any I will
> send you some, Cindy and others interested.
>
> LL
>
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