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Do you have room for two plums? Some
varieties absolutely require cross pollination, others do better with it, and
others will do just fine without. If you plant two, you can plant one for
preserves and one for fresh eating. Otherwise, you’ll just have to
harvest less ripe plums for your jam. I’m partial to prune type
plums, for their sweetness and firmness. I’ve only lived in zones
7a through 9b, so nut much help with Z5/6. My prunes did extremely will
in Z7. The size was manageable, too. But I’ve read that as
conditions become more extreme, American plums will do better. I’m sure we have list members who
will be more help, just tossing in my 2 cents. Stephen From:
nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Deb Schneider I am considering adding some plum trees, but am a little intimidated by
all the varieties. I'm looking for plums that get good sized, are juicy,
sweet, and flavorful for fresh eating and for making jelly. Disease
resistance and smaller size tree would be helpful. I am in zone 5/6 ( deb |
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