As we all know most things that are too good to be true are not true. I hope it is, not only because I bought one tree, but because I want this fruit to actually exist! If it’s a bust then what a way to sucker everyone into spending money on it.
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Exactly…these results came out of Australia… who knows how it will respond to a wet spring in the east/midwest.
Still its possible it will be much more tolerant of some moisture then a typical sweet cherry.
Supreme Cherry is early ripening dark/red black cherry and has a strong tendency to split (rain).
The chart claims that Nadia is highly resistant to brown rot and resistant to splitting. I interpreted that as thick skinned and flesh that is more dense than juicy.
I really enjoy both good plums and cherries. Even though I’d be delighted if it winds up tasting like a large, dark cherry, I’d also be pleased if it winds up being an early and prolific bearer of something more like small, tasty plums, as long as the taste is pleasantly interesting, and not insipidly sweet.
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I totally aggree!
Yes, flexible on the taste. We have exceptional fruit already. many nectarines, and a few awesome pluots. Have you ever tasted Flavor King? Wow, it is so different, at least to me.I’m extremely happy with Flaver King, Supreme, Arctic Glo, and Indian Free. That is more great fruit than i ever expected to grow. Many other nectarines are great too. Arctic Jay, and some may like the Honey series. I really don’t need many more, I’m happy with what I got.
Raintree Nursery Sent me the following email this morning when I asked them which pollinator this tree needs.
Well any Asian or Japanese plum would probably work. Pluots have Asian plum in them and probably work too. They better else I get no fruit this year in all likelihood. Next year though my Satsuma should beold enough to bloom some. So I’ll be fine next year. Weeping Santa Anna added this year too for insurance. And if I get lucky a number of grafts of other Asians.
Hard to believe it could be that resistant to brown rot given its parentage, but I guess you can add me to the list of people who have bought one and are hoping for the best. It would be pretty awesome if it lived up to expectations.
Maybe somebody could explain this to me, I am a newb.
The advertisement reads the Nadia is a cross between an Amber Asian Plum and the Supreme Cherry. When we talk about a pollination, why is it Only Asian plums can pollinate this tree? Why can’t another Supreme Cherry or a related cherry tree pollinate the Nadia? (according to online sources, this is an early ripening tree) . If this tree has the genetic of both parents, how can we really know what tree is a pollinator? Are we just guessing?
Cherries bloom too late. So they can’t pollinate Nadia.
The growth habit, time of bloom, etc all are indicative of a J plum. It may be 50% cherry but you won’t know by looking at the tree.
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it is the stephen curry of the prunus hybrids when it comes to stats and ratings. Understandably, there will be oscar robertson skeptics. Admittedly-- myself included…
one of the many instances will happily throw a party if proven wrong…
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My Nadia today.I think the flowers are more abundant than the Burgundy Plum in the second pic,which has much.
I’m hoping all the hand pollinating will help bring fruit. Brady
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My MR and RL cherries are in full bloom, right along with my Burgundy plum. I don’t have my Nadia, yet, but I’ll watch to see bloom times next season.
Patty S.
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It’s all about genectics. Take for example, my peach x almond hybrid. The seed parent is the F1 Nonpareil Almond and the pollen parent is the Elberta Peach. And the tree looks more like a peach tree than an Almond tree.
Well not really that unusual as new genes are created in such crosses that could be providing the resistance.
Thanks Mike, that is an extremely interesting paper! What I read about the high antioxidant levels is not true. about as many as a plum. But unlike a plum or a cherry it has much more Beta Carotene’s, like 2x as much. Not as many as an apricot. Although an apricot has few antioxidants.
It does have the genetics of both parents, that has been confirmed.We know what pollinates from observations done by various nurseries.
This is an extremely interesting tree. The DNA from it’s parents has combined and created a unique Prunus hybrid. DNA never seen before. This also is confirmed, The DNA has been analyzed using various DNA assessment tests and documented so the DNA from this plant can be tracked. It’s very unique and nothing matches it. Illegal use of the copyrighted DNA now can easily be detected.
The flowering examples Brady is very showy. Nice! This tree is awesome!
Considering the extreme amount of study around this tree, this is probably more special than we even realize. One could consider this a new species, of course botanist never do this unless the species is a few thousand years old. It’s interesting that is has more beta carotene than either parent. It certainly is a new super fruit. More nutritious than a cherry, and more nutritious than a plum. This is documented, see link Mike put up. It is so because it has as much anti oxidants and more beta carotene’s than cherries or plums.
I’m getting so excited about this hybrid that I’m thinking of ordering another one. I also want to buy one for my friend.
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How many trees do you have in your greenhouse, Badybb?
I also want to create my own plum x cherry and plum x apricot x cherry hybrids. I will use Rainier cherry as the seed parent. As for the pollen parents, I will use burgundy plum, Shakar Pareh plumcot, and Chocolate Jewel plum.
I saved a couple of Chocolate Jewel plum flowers in the fridge, and I wonder if the pollen will be still viable?
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I think something else is blooming this spring besides flowers…
Nadiamania!!
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