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| Finding Black Knot on my Stanley, I'm minded to plant a replacement tree now in case treatment fails. Any suggestions? President is mentioned by some sources. What's the taste of that one? |
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- Posted by harvestman 6 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 18:34
| I've noticed little problem with Italian plums I manage but what makes you think treatment will likely fail? For me cutting out black knot is a regular part of my rounds and most trees don't get overwhelmed with infection. Stanley is not the most susceptible of plums I manage by a long shot. You should plant another plum for sweeter fruit, though. Stanley falls off the tree before it gets full sugar. Never grew President so can't report on that. |
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| This tree is gradually being overtaken by the shade of a neighbor's tree, which I think makes it prone to disease. If the treatment does fail, I'd like to have another tree already to fruit. And for the variety. |
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- Posted by harvestman 6, SE NY (My Page) on Tue, Sep 24, 13 at 20:29
| The main thing is eastern sun to dry the tree off in the morning. I recommend Valor as it ripens later than Stanley and ripens into a wonderful plum. Much more productive here than Italian- 3X the size and more plums. Also more sugar (probably because the size makes the flesh to skin ratio much higher). I'm still picking them from my two trees- its picking season can last at least a month if you only pick ripe plums. Adams has it. |
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| Thanks. Alas, eastern sun is exactly what this tree increasingly doesn't get. Establishing another in a better location seems the way to go. And if I'm doing this, I'd prefer a variety that resists black knot, in case it might spread from the Stanley. |
This post was edited by ltilton on Wed, Sep 25, 13 at 13:56
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