Oblinaya is clingstone, flavor is good if not fairly typical for a Japanese type. It’s nice and early and seems somewhat pest and disease resistant, which makes it a winner in my yard. Just started picking them, only Kuban Comet is earlier.
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I’ve been searching for early plums. Which of those would you say is the best?
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Purple Heart is my fav, but you will need another early blooming Japanese type to pollinate
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Are there any self pollinating plums that are good for zone 6?
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Nothing that is alleged to bear as consistently with or without a pollinator, but you can start with one tree and graft other varieties on it. J. plums are real easy. Choose a vigorous, relatively cold hardy variety like Shiro and add to it once it is plugged in.
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Can you link the recipe? I may be making some Nadia Cherry Plum and/or AU Producer jam this weekend.
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I just made the connection to Facebook.
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Nice. I’m thinking that anyone with a nice sunny spot in his yard should grow at least one fruit tree of the most reliable variety in his area.
The lowest quality fruit I grow is about equal to the best I can get at Whole Foods.
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What are the small yellow and purplish plums? They are the size of Mirabelles, but I wouldn’t think Mirabelles are mid season in Maine.
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Hi Jesse,
What is your process for germination of hybrid plums? Do you know if hybrids are usually true to the variety when grown from seed?
I bought these from a local store for taste testing and I’m saving the seeds to see if I can grow them out. I hope to locate scions for Superior and Toka next spring, last spring I ordered from a nursery but the scions came with buds already breaking out, so the grafts were unsuccessful.
Dennis
Kent, wa
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The small yellows look like Geneva Mirabelle, are they or are they a wild one?
Dennis
Kent, wa
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Emerald Beaut is supposed to be a Japanese plum, that apparently walks and talks like a pluot.
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Beach plums
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Beach plum
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Are the red ones also beech plums
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In California Emerald Beaut plum harvesting in October so I don’t think good idea for planting it in western Washington. I just like something harvest before raining season. A lot of European plum has worms in the fruits if they ready to pick in raining season here.
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Small red/purple are beach plums like the small yellow as well- they are selections from Rutgers Dr Uva
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Dave Wilson says Emerald Beaut begins harvest in mid August. Apparently they can hang on the tree for months, but they are available now:
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@JesseinMaine or @JesseS Did you end up trialing the Toka crosses for fruit? If so, how did they turn out?
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