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Using that calculator my chill hours are:Below 45 Model: 0 chill hoursBetween 45 and 32 Model: 0 chill hoursUtah Model: -1965 chill unitsDynamic Model (experimental): 0 chill portionsSo, I guess getting a reliable crop from this tree is probably out of the question here?
Quote from: BMc on January 15, 2015, 07:07:16 PMIts pretty incredible. I put one in two years back. Fruited well first year and nothing held this year. Conflicting reports on its chill requirements have led me to give it a go. If I don't see decent fruit next year I'm gonna have to dig it up. Its vigorous here, but is not attacked by the same pests as peaches and nectarines, so its almost perfect if the whole fruiting thing works out...I hope yours bears in abundance!Mine came with small fruit and held them, but I was not able to repeat this success having tried bunch of things. Lasted 2 years in my patch, ended up on the bonfire in the end. I don't have a good track record with prunus though.Ot, but you should consider getting the dwarf coconuts from daleys if you haven't already, mine have been racing along and haven't been bothered by the cold whatever. Does this man they will bear? No. But it's a good sign. They're definitely worth a shot in Brisbane, mine aren't even really in a frost protected spot.At worst I'll end up with a pretty palm tree I guess.
Its pretty incredible. I put one in two years back. Fruited well first year and nothing held this year. Conflicting reports on its chill requirements have led me to give it a go. If I don't see decent fruit next year I'm gonna have to dig it up. Its vigorous here, but is not attacked by the same pests as peaches and nectarines, so its almost perfect if the whole fruiting thing works out...I hope yours bears in abundance!
Quote from: BMc on January 22, 2015, 02:14:48 AMUsing that calculator my chill hours are:Below 45 Model: 0 chill hoursBetween 45 and 32 Model: 0 chill hoursUtah Model: -1965 chill unitsDynamic Model (experimental): 0 chill portionsSo, I guess getting a reliable crop from this tree is probably out of the question here?Bruce you have to change the dates. so the winter of 2014 in Biggenden from 06/01/2014 to 09/30/2014 had 245 chill hours. here are some other weather stations in IQUEEN and chill hoursjImmY'S 51Coorparoo 8Ashgrove 30La Habra 22 chill hours 25 for homestead FL to date. I'm beginning to wonder if this is going work.
Quote from: JF on January 22, 2015, 10:45:39 AMQuote from: BMc on January 22, 2015, 02:14:48 AMUsing that calculator my chill hours are:Below 45 Model: 0 chill hoursBetween 45 and 32 Model: 0 chill hoursUtah Model: -1965 chill unitsDynamic Model (experimental): 0 chill portionsSo, I guess getting a reliable crop from this tree is probably out of the question here?Bruce you have to change the dates. so the winter of 2014 in Biggenden from 06/01/2014 to 09/30/2014 had 245 chill hours. here are some other weather stations in IQUEEN and chill hoursjImmY'S 51Coorparoo 8Ashgrove 30La Habra 22 chill hours 25 for homestead FL to date. I'm beginning to wonder if this is going work.Thanks for that JF. Ashgrove is the closest so 30 chill hours it is! I'm guessing 30 chill hours is not gonna cut it?
I just picked up an "Inca Plum", and I grafted a Santa Barbara and Long Beach peach on it. The Inca Plum is a excellent variety from LE Cooke, they have many nice varieties that Dave Wilson doesn't carry, and I don't believe they are patented unlike Wilson's varieties so you can share the budwood. Frank if you come down in February I should have scions that haven't budded out yet that you can use.
JF, You picked up a very nice specimen. I think you will really like the Spice Zee NectaPlum. I really love the taste and it's a gorgeous tree. Beautiful pink flowers in spring followed by deep maroon new growth. Really pretty!!The plums are a nice mottled red color on yellow background. Here's a pic of some I posted a while back.Good Luck..
Tour of Chris Floyd Zaiger world famous hybridizerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhW_ngcaQvM
Quote from: JF on February 01, 2015, 10:50:51 PMTour of Chris Floyd Zaiger world famous hybridizerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhW_ngcaQvMGreat Video!!!!! just wow!! This guy Zaiger is like the Zill family for stonefruits!!!! I had no idea of all the crosses and hybrids!!!!! A Cherry crossed with a plum...wtf?? I mean Nature and Mother Earth gave us some incredible Fruit to enjoy in life throuhg Natural selection....then you have Fruit Geniuses such as the Man Zaiger or or Zill who tweak and bend Mother Earths design into something even better!!!! Just amazing!!!!!Now to find that Fruit Punch Pluot that is pending release.....and I want a Cherry plum!!!
Quote from: ClayMango on February 02, 2015, 11:05:41 PMQuote from: JF on February 01, 2015, 10:50:51 PMTour of Chris Floyd Zaiger world famous hybridizerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhW_ngcaQvMGreat Video!!!!! just wow!! This guy Zaiger is like the Zill family for stonefruits!!!! I had no idea of all the crosses and hybrids!!!!! A Cherry crossed with a plum...wtf?? I mean Nature and Mother Earth gave us some incredible Fruit to enjoy in life throuhg Natural selection....then you have Fruit Geniuses such as the Man Zaiger or or Zill who tweak and bend Mother Earths design into something even better!!!! Just amazing!!!!!Now to find that Fruit Punch Pluot that is pending release.....and I want a Cherry plum!!!Clay, according to our friend in Escondido Flavor Grenade has that fruit punch flavor! Slash is a combination of a cherry/plum
Quote from: JF on February 02, 2015, 11:15:52 PMQuote from: ClayMango on February 02, 2015, 11:05:41 PMQuote from: JF on February 01, 2015, 10:50:51 PMTour of Chris Floyd Zaiger world famous hybridizerhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhW_ngcaQvMGreat Video!!!!! just wow!! This guy Zaiger is like the Zill family for stonefruits!!!! I had no idea of all the crosses and hybrids!!!!! A Cherry crossed with a plum...wtf?? I mean Nature and Mother Earth gave us some incredible Fruit to enjoy in life throuhg Natural selection....then you have Fruit Geniuses such as the Man Zaiger or or Zill who tweak and bend Mother Earths design into something even better!!!! Just amazing!!!!!Now to find that Fruit Punch Pluot that is pending release.....and I want a Cherry plum!!!Clay, according to our friend in Escondido Flavor Grenade has that fruit punch flavor! Slash is a combination of a cherry/plumAnd this ladies a Gentleman is what Friends, networking, and this forum is all about!!!!To the man who started my Fruit tree madness, cheers to JF and me explaining to the wife on why I need a new fruit Tree.
Wow, seems like all branches have flowers on them..., looking pretty in the least!I will make room for this combo too, where did you get this tree JF if I may ask?Btw; I went out some 2weeks ago to local to me now Laguna Hills nursery in Santa Ana, and took home a bareroot Spicezee..., already sprouting young reddish leaves...and little clump of flowers!Thanks JF, this post inspired me to get one...