Plum bloom times

[BobVance]

@Vincent_8B

I would like to ask, your toka plum ever set fruit yet?If yes how is it taste?

Yes, I’ve gotten fruit from it the last 2 years. Here are a couple of GrowingFruit posts from last August.

Toka-bubblegum plum

I think mine were a bit bigger than those above, but not by much. About 1.5’’ diameter seems about right. My Laroda is definitely bigger at 1.6-1.7" (I measured a couple on the counter, which are a slightly larger than the Bubblegum plums were). I don’t have any pics or exact measurements, as I finished eating mine a day or two ago. We got a lot of rain and cold early on this year, but the last month and a bit has been pretty dry. Not no rain, but maybe a bit less than usual. But I don’t th…

What is everyone eating from their orchard today?

We’re getting to the best time of the year- everything is getting ripe! Bubblegum Plums (15-16 brix)- I like these, but they aren’t to everyone’s tastes. I gave a coworker some of this and a contender peach and she preferred the peach hands down (it was good too). This has an “artificial taste” to it. I’m guessing that is why it is called “bubblegum”… [image] Faith seedless grapes (14-15 brix)- Not a super interesting flavor, but tastes like a very good black grape from the grocery store.…

Here’s a Gardenweb post from the year before. There is an interesting picture of the fruit with and without bloom (the powdery coating).

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/1491595/japanese-plums-2014