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Plum varieties for Zone 9?

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gumbo2go:
Thanks for your info. Started with an Ozark and grafting some santa rosa onto it . More varieties to come!

Galatians522:
Figured that I would be good to report back. The Guthrie plum I purchased from Mail Order Natives in October had a few blooms this year in a 3 gal pot. And we only got 75 hours of chill. Also, Flavorella plumcot bloomed heavily. I was shocked to see how little chill it needed.

850FL:
I'm in upper 9a FL. From what I have tried only Santa Rosa and methley survive here well. And Chickasaw, and seedlings, but.. I tried Bruce, yellow, excelsior, and possibly another type or two and they have died.
( excelsior and Bruce may have gotten too shaded. But I honestly don't think that's really what killed them). To be fair the yellows I tried last year may have had some type of gummosis or bacteria when I got them on clearance.. but for ones that I have tried healthy, insects and bacteria/fungus are what usually get them.
I'm trying a bruce again for the heck of it. Will plant it way away from any shade this time!

Galatians522:

--- Quote from: 850FL on May 24, 2022, 04:01:17 PM ---I'm in upper 9a FL. From what I have tried only Santa Rosa and methley survive here well. And Chickasaw, and seedlings, but.. I tried Bruce, yellow, excelsior, and possibly another type or two and they have died.
( excelsior and Bruce may have gotten too shaded. But I honestly don't think that's really what killed them). To be fair the yellows I tried last year may have had some type of gummosis or bacteria when I got them on clearance.. but for ones that I have tried healthy, insects and bacteria/fungus are what usually get them.
I'm trying a bruce again for the heck of it. Will plant it way away from any shade this time!

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That is interesting. Do you happen to know if any of the failed trees were on peach root stock? I have a Scarlet Beauty plum on peach, native plum, and self rooted. Peach is by far the poorest performer even though it is the recommended rootstock. I believe it is the reason many plums are not longer lived here in Florida. The tree on native plum has grown the best, but the own rooted tree seems to be doing fine and is far better than the one on Nemaguard. From now on I plan to graft all my plums to the native stock. Scarlet Beauty has been our most rock solid plum here. I wonder how it would perform for you?

mcoambassador:

--- Quote from: Galatians522 on May 23, 2022, 10:10:45 PM ---Figured that I would be good to report back. The Guthrie plum I purchased from Mail Order Natives in October had a few blooms this year in a 3 gal pot. And we only got 75 hours of chill. Also, Flavorella plumcot bloomed heavily. I was shocked to see how little chill it needed.

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@galatians522 How is your Flavorella doing these days? Has it fruited these past couple years since you posted about it? Do you find it is adequately pollinated by Scarlet Beauty, or by another tree on your property?

I'm considering giving my Scarlet Beauty a mate, and wonder if Flavorella is an option.

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