Questions about the Shiro Plum

[krismoriah]

@coolmantoole

does anyone have significant experience with Byron Gold. If so, what do you think?

the only experience i have with it…is that my tree that i bought came delivered with black knot.

Not sure if ‘gold plum’ sold at Lowes etc is Byron Gold or not… Lowes now lists ‘Byron Gold’ on their site but sell ‘Gold Plum’ in the stores.

"Gold" plum ID and pollinator

I have a plum from a local big box labeled “gold plum” in the ground for the last three years. It is the earliest blooming plum tree in my orchard and has profuse flowers. It has had poor fruit set, mostly due to frost, but also I think due to pollination. Elephant heart and spring satin bloom a little later but had good overlap, but don’t appear to pollinate that well. Toka has some overlap also. I think this tree comes from Vaughn, as they have a plum tree they call “gold”, but they don’t pro…