St Julien Plum Rootstock Allowed to Fruit

Has anyone tasted the fruit of St Julien Plum Rootstock? I noticed a thread on permies that suggests that St Julien might be an interesting fruit (sweet when allowed to fully ripen) that was cultivated in the past before being used as a rootstock. I imagine the fruit is not better than modern cultivars, but the thread made me wonder if it is any good.

The permies thread was titled “History, origin, and tradition uses of uncommon fruit.” and following is the link: History, origin, and tradition uses of uncommon fruit. (woodland forum at permies)

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I’m fairly sure that the green plum below is St. Julien. Picked from an unknown tree that seems to have grown from a root sucker from another plum tree near by.

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@SteadyStan thank you for the response! That looks like it could be St. Julien based on the other pictures that I have seen. Do you have any thoughts on how it tasted?

Oh it’s a really good plum for eating fresh, dehydrating or preserves! We like it fully ripe. When slightly unripe, it tends to be more sour than other plums at that stage.

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