i did a search and they are hard to come by. the ones that have them are insanely expensive. id like to put a few at the end of my rows toward the road just for the looks. wonder if they would cross pollinate with euro currants? i have blacks, reds and a white coming.
Yes, the ones I planted (1998 I think it was) were ‘insanely expensive’ back then. but they came in probably a 10 gallon nursery pot and looked good for a chain restaurant landscape.
Wasn’t my idea…whoever the architect in Ohio was that drew up the blueprints had specified
Alpine currants 30 to 36 inches tall or something like that. So, to complete the job, and my boss at the time to get paid, we had to find and plant alpine currants.
I was actually impressed with them. But, you’re right, never see them for sale in Kentucky.
I’m in DFW area 8a. I have several potted lemon/strawberry guava which did great in this last freeze. No significant damage, so I plan to put one in a flower bed.
Strawberry guava is root hardy in zone 9a. Don’t think it will survive in 8a.
Weeping Santa Rosa plum is highly ornamental and the fruit tastes great. It stays 8’-10’.
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Can it be kept shorter or does it have to reach 8 ft to start weeping?
Your supposed to be able to train it if you wish. I have one but I’m afraid it appears to have reverted. It just refuses to weep. I wish it did, but I’m not starting with another tree. The fruit is excellent, that’s enough to keep it. I’m not giving up on the weeping. I’m going to cut her back a lot and try to retrain the tree.
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I bought them on the west coast. So I might have the not so good Contorted. I didn’t know about that. Rolling River. I like the selection of plants they have. I have ordered from them a few times. New owners now, doing OK so far.
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The Weeping Santa Rosa plum I have now is about 6’. I think I can keep it that height (which is pretty much the height I bought it at) with judicious pruning. It is very important if you want to keep it weeping to immediately prune off any branches that “revert” to non-weeping growth.
This isn’t the first one I have had; I learned a lot from the one I had before I moved. It got to about 8’ or 9’, but after observing its growth patterns, I’m pretty sure I can keep this one smaller. We will see.
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I appreciate y’all posting up some great opinions. Please, if you haven’t posted, do so. This forum is easily found by folks Googling and is a great resource for those like me who are creating an edible landscape.
Meanwhile, I’ve used y’all’s input and decided on a couple of new trees for my front flower bed. I might keep the Santa Rosa potted until it starts weeping. We’ll see. I figured since I had 2 jujubes already, a 3rd one would be a bit much with the fruit being inferior to my Honey Jar and Sugarcane.
