| In Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden there is an extensive list of varieties and their descriptions, including those Lon mentions. As far as I know, none, except Jersey, is still available (from Raintree Nursery). Many years ago, I tasted some excellent selections that were good fresh at Rutgers University Cream Ridge Experiment Station.I've grown some of them, and other beach plums, but have become somewhat disenchanted with their variable production and sometimes susceptibility to pests. They always put on a most beautiful floral show in spring, though. Lee Reich, PhD Books by Lee Reich: A Northeast Gardener's Year The Pruning Book Weedless Gardening Uncommon Fruits for Every Garden Landscaping with Fruit On Aug 10, 2009, at 7:34 PM, Lon J. Rombough wrote: Ken Turkington in Mass. corresponded with me about a collection of P. maritima he was working with/rescuing some years ago for a conservatory. He sent me fruit samples to evaluate and somewhere I have paper notes about them. Most are blue, but some were red or yellow. Most were less than an inch in diameter and with high astringency. I have some Prunus spinosa (sloe plum) with very similar fruit. |
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