It could be resistant, or perhaps it has not been around long enough to catch it. This is the second Summer I have had the tree in a 10 gallon container. I had a larger fruit on the tree, but the bottom split open when I watered after not being home a few days. It ripened unevenly, but was still very sweet.
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Seeing this comment from @jsteph00921 made me realize this may not have come up in this thread yet, but probably worth mentioning:
For the zone pushers in the PNW, this might be a good time to plant out things that may need a mild winter or two before their first test winter. Thatās in contrast to the last couple La NiƱa winters, which were more on the āstrong selection pressureā side of the equation.
Itās all just statistical probabilities, of course, so not foolproof or anything, but with a strong El NiƱo we will be very unlikely to get any arctic air masses.
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broadacres u-pick grapes is open again this year each weekend for the next month or so (see days and hours in this facebook post). I went last year, itās a nice way to try table grapes that do well locally, and you can buy most of their varieties as own-rooted plants (some hard to get otherwise because few online sellers ship to OR/WA). I wonāt be going this year because Iām busy the first couple weekends and Iām only looking for early stuff
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I canāt find the video when I click the link. Can you send it to me again?
I have a nectaplum that I planted into the ground a couple of years ago. Itās now over 10 feet tall and covered with at least 100 fruit, probably more. They are insanely good. Iāve given them to several people and they all want to get a tree immediately after tasting the fruit. So far Iāve had zero PLC. I spray twice during dormant season thatās all. The first year I used Bordeaux treatment and the next I used ziram.
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Try this one!
Dennis
Pruning video for Breba crop in cool climates: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RB0D_tuKgtQ
This video features the Dessert King variety which he says does best in cool climates.
Thanks
Donāt remove the peach tree, graft to plums or better suited peach.
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Just ordered a bulk delivery of garden mix + sand from Burien Bark and it was delivered in under an hour! Pretty amazing that I could order a mountain of soil more quickly than it might take to get a pizza. Iām not the type to promote businesses in my posts, but Iām always impressed with BB, figured others may benefit if youāre not familiar with them. Theyāll also custom mix any of their bulk products, something they donāt mention on their website.
In related news, Iāll be spending a lot of time potting up first-year avocados in the coming weeks!
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Its a Nectaplum on viking root stock, looks like Viking supports other stone fruits - but its explosive growth habit means lots of pruning if itās in the ground.
Love to see a picture of this10 foot tree, the leaves and shoots looks so beautiful better than Hollywood plum. Do you have any tips on how you manage cover the entire tree when spraying.
It is a gorgeous tree with its changing leaf color throughout the season. And of course the fruit is phenomenal. I made a bunch of nectaplum jam this week thatās so good.
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Donāt really have any spraying tips besides be careful on the ladder. I fill a one gallon pump spray bottle with the mix and climb up.
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Does anyone know of a good source for bulk pumice in the Seattle area?
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I couldnāt find bulk perlite or pumice when I looked around at one point. You can get big bags from hydroponic supply shops, but thatās not really ābulkā quantities.
@swincher if you can make the drive you can buy pumice at concentrates inc. in Milwaukie, OR. Its $6 ish per 1 cft.
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Itās not exactly local, but Garibaldi Pumice has a mine east of Vancouver, BC. Their website says that they serve Washington state. You can find out how to contact them at: https://garibaldipumice.com/.
The pumice that they mine is spread over a large area accessed by a logging road. I have been in the area many times and have brought back all of the pumice that I need from road cuts.
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I get pumice by the truck load from Carpinito Brothers in down town Kent. They donāt mention it on their website so I canāt recall what the price was. Not too pricey but not as cheap as soil sand or bark. Something I found out the hard way and I dont understand it entirely still but it was MORE expensive for me to load it myself with a shovel and a bucket then to have them use the dump truck to load it for me.
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Never heard of them but they are close enough to check out. I usually head down to Buckley Recycle Center for all of my compost and top soil but Burien Bark seems like a good back or possibly a replacement even. Thanks for the info!
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what is the root stock your nectaplum is grafted on? specially interested since your tree is producing good quantity of fruits in just two years.