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Post by Sandbur on Jan 15, 2021 16:02:02 GMT -6
Has anyone selected this variety for a wildlife planting?
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jan 22, 2021 9:38:18 GMT -6
I have not tried it. American Plum and one other, but I might try some different varieties in the future!
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2021 17:47:48 GMT -6
I have not tried that variety. I tried a couple other plum varieties from SLN, but both croaked when we hit -30 a couple years ago.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 22, 2021 18:52:16 GMT -6
I have not tried that variety. I tried a couple other plum varieties from SLN, but both croaked when we hit -30 a couple years ago. Was that their first year in the ground? |
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2021 20:16:31 GMT -6
No, they were probably 6-7 years old and looking great until that winter. They had large, good tasting fruit as well.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 23, 2021 2:53:54 GMT -6
No, they were probably 6-7 years old and looking great until that winter. They had large, good tasting fruit as well. My plum trees only lived about that long. All that is left is the rootstock. |
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Post by Freeborn on Jan 23, 2021 9:06:47 GMT -6
No, they were probably 6-7 years old and looking great until that winter. They had large, good tasting fruit as well. My plum trees only lived about that long. All that is left is the rootstock. Are these plums part of the NRCS's recommended plantings? Do you have a source? I have American Plum which do great but have not tried other varieties. I have heard Piper are good plums. |
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 23, 2021 13:23:21 GMT -6
A SLN plum I planted in my parents yard survived and still produces well, but their soil is great and that certainly helps. I think my sandy soil leads to more winter kill.
I really like the standard American plums for cover and bonus summer food, but I'm not going to try any other types of plums since they don't seem to be winter hardy.
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