Is Anyone's Emerald Beaut Plum Ripening Yet?

General Fruit Growing
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I went to the local Farmers Market today and one vendor had these Plums(he said they were Pluots),that reminded me of Emerald Beaut Plums with the somewhat crunchy,sweet taste.I thought EB ripened much later though.They probably were grown in Eastern Washington,which gets California type heat,but still it seems kind of early.I went to the SF Bay area last October and they were a predominate Plum in the stands.
Is there a way of holding Plums in cold storage for almost a year and still retain near ripe freshness and quality? Brady

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A Couple of the Plums I Bought Today

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They can’t be held more than about 6 weeks under the best of conditions. And even in my greenhouse they are 2-3 months from being ripe. So those are something else.

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They kind of look like Emerald Drop Pluots. Here in Northern CA mine are ripe.

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That’s what they are. Emerald Drop Pluots.

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Okay thanks,that’s probably what they are.The guy who sells the fruit is like a middleman and sometimes doesn’t know the specifics,but there are times when he has fruit that no one else is carrying. Brady

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If they have the taste between apricot and honey, they are definately Emerald Drop pluots.

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Raintree called them plum, seem like very good choice for PNW. Hopefully mine have some fruit this year.

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I just planted last year, it grew about 3 feet taller, I will post a picture if it has fruit in summer. Do you have any Emerald Brady?

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Flower buds on my Emerald Beaut are just about to pop yet Nadia right next to it is strangely silent.

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Mine do not see any flowers yet, it’s less than 1 year old, it had some flowers last year when just planted. Just chopped the top down.

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Seem like mid or late season plum.

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Emerald Beaut is about to pop a flower or two here. Other buds on the tree are a bit far behind considering all my other plum/pluots/pluerries are in full bloom. I grafted Burgundy plum on to EB for pollination. Last year I got a decent flower set but just 10 fruits. Hopefully, the fourth year in the ground will do the trick!

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Here’s my Emerald Beaut. It’s getting ready to bloom and should be loaded this year. I also have an Elephant Heart grafted to it.

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I’ve got a foot of snow on the ground, the high today was about 37 F, and we’re looking at temps in the teens for the next few nights …

… just sayin’ …

:-)M

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I do have an Emerald Beaut.This will be the tree’s third year and hopefully there will be some fruit.
I tried to take a picture with my phone but there wasn’t enough light.Maybe tomorrow. Brady

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My Emerald only first year and no flower bud yet, might not have fruit this year. Wait and see yours Brady.

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Here’s my 1 year old Elephant Heart plum, has some flower buds but seem not the same time period with my Emerald Beaut plum. So strange.

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My 2 years old Emerald beaut plum in bloom.

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Wow. I cant even get that many blooms on a 4 year old tree.

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Thank you Dave.
Hopefully have some fruits this year. Lack of performing information here. But it looks good and quick growing in Seattle.