To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: Pitless Plums Studied
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:43:54 -0700 (PDT)
Stoneless plums could be here a whole lot sooner if the gene wranglers get a hold of it. I agree with Bill though, I see absolutely no reason for a pitless plum except to have something to breed toward.
From: Lon J. Rombough <lonrom@hevanet.com> To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 9:27:57 PM Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Fwd: Pitless Plums
Studied
I've been growing some of Burbank's stoneless plums, and a few seedlings of it, for some years. As with anything, there are possibilities. For instance, they lack stone, but many have a normal seed. With the right breeding, it could be possible to have a fruit already "stuffed" with a sweet, edible almond-like kernel. Anyway, don't worry about it, stoneless plums will be a long time coming. Most of us probably won't be here then. -Lon Rombough NEW grape pruning video: http://www.bunchgrapes.com/dvd.html View a short, low resolution clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Q58zFY0B1M Grapes, writing, consulting, my book, The Grape Grower, at http://www.bunchgrapes.com Winner of the Garden Writers
Association "Best Talent in Writing" award for 2003. For all other things grape, http://www.vitisearch.com A video about The Grape Grower : http://cookingupastory.com/index.php/2008/04/18/the-grape-grower/ On Apr 21, 2009, at 6:19 PM, William C. Garthright wrote:
> STORY LEAD: > ARS Investigate Genes Involved in Forming Plum Pits >
There's something really strange about this, don't you think? How big a problem is the pit in a plum, anyway?
I know people who won't touch my grapes - even as a free gift - because they've got seeds! I just really struggle to understand that mindset. But OK, grapes are bite-sized, so maybe seedless is... handy. But a plum? I can't imagine a person who won't eat a plum
because it has a large seed in the middle!
Well, maybe I'm just getting old and cranky, but I keep wondering if anyone even cares what these seedless plums will taste like.
Bill Lincoln, NE (zone 5)
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