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Low chill plums with a juicy texture?

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Rispa:

--- Quote from: palingkecil on April 07, 2023, 02:48:36 AM ---Pluots do really well in my yard, which is mostly hot and dry zone 10A, and I like it better than my Burgundy plum, Emerald drop plum, and Santa Rosa Plum.
Pluots are as juicy as plums, but with more complex flavor, and their texture stays nice and crunchy even when they overripe, unlike plums that will turn soft and mushy.
Dapple Dandy and Flavor Queen fruit heavily just 2nd year in the ground, and I just bought another Flavor Grenade. Call or email Bay Laurel Nursery, they have a great selection of pluots, low prices, healthy trees, and good customer service.

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Can you list all the ones you have? I was reading about Flavor Queen and I'm suspecting the pollinators needed for that one is different than those commonly listed

palingkecil:

--- Quote from: Rispa on April 07, 2023, 09:18:00 AM ---
--- Quote from: palingkecil on April 07, 2023, 02:48:36 AM ---Pluots do really well in my yard, which is mostly hot and dry zone 10A, and I like it better than my Burgundy plum, Emerald drop plum, and Santa Rosa Plum.
Pluots are as juicy as plums, but with more complex flavor, and their texture stays nice and crunchy even when they overripe, unlike plums that will turn soft and mushy.
Dapple Dandy and Flavor Queen fruit heavily just 2nd year in the ground, and I just bought another Flavor Grenade. Call or email Bay Laurel Nursery, they have a great selection of pluots, low prices, healthy trees, and good customer service.

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Can you list all the ones you have? I was reading about Flavor Queen and I'm suspecting the pollinators needed for that one is different than those commonly listed

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I got multi grafted pluots from this nursery:
https://www.groworganic.com/products/multi-grafted-constant-harvest-pluot-standard-no-1-size
They sold out but you can pre order for summer/fall 2023.
So they pollinate each other. The tree was big and fruit the 2nd year, but I am a little aware because it is on citation rootstock, but so far the tree is thriving and full of flowers now.
As many people mentioned, Flavor King is the most shy bearer of all pluots, it is the same case in my yard. Last year I got almost 100 pluots from my Dapple Dandy, and about 50 together from both Flavor Queen and Flavor Supreme, but only 2 pluots from Flavor King! And either a racoon or my gardener stole those 2!
So I cannot comment on the taste of Flavor King. Dapple Dandy and Flavor Queen are both very juicy especially when I pick them later, but they don't turn soft like plums. They both are very delicious! Flavor Supreme has a little acidic kick, and quite juicy too.
This year I bought a bare root Flavor Supreme from Bay Laurel nursery, I like them because they offer nemaguard rootstock  which is supposed to be better for dry climate.
Flavor Grenade pluot can be pollinated by Dapple Dandy or Flavor King. I chose Flavor Grenade because many describes it as  flavor bomb, and it is a heavy bearer.

If you still want a plum, get a Satsuma, it gets higher point than Santa Rosa for most people for the taste. It is a heavy bearer too.

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