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Posted by
Steve357 N. CA (
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Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 0:31
| Hey fruitnut, my 5 year in the ground FS pluot finally dropped all its leaves. I cut it back to 7' in July after harvest, it did not put on any new growth. Instead, it put on a bunch of new fruiting spurs.......is this normal?.........It used to grow like a weed that I constantly had to hack back |
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| That sounds like a good thing to me. Extra fruit for this season! Well you'll probably thin it anyways but still should be nice. |
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 9:05
| Steve: If really dry then the tree won't grow much. That's OK and won't affect bloom this spring. Spurring up is normal and will assure plenty of bloom. Now if you can get it pollinated there should be a good set. I think you know I have to hand pollinate to set even a decent set. |
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| How is your hand pollinating done fruitnut?Collecting pollen and then applying or taking flowers and touching those to the others?Thanks,Brady |
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| I use one of those little padded brushes that women use to put eye make up on. I just go around to all of my pluots and plums and brush the blossoms. I works great. |
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- Posted by fruitnut z7b-8a,4500ft SW TX (My Page) on
Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 16:10
| I'm like Steve. Take a small brush and circle around from tree to tree spending the most time on FS because it's hardest to set. This past yr I had to thin off several hundred FS leaving about 60 on a small tree. They were the best fruit of the yr. |
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| Okay,thanks,I'm looking forward to getting some for the first time next year.I grafted a Santa Rosa onto one branch last Spring,plus there is another nearby. Brady |
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- Posted by Drew51 5b/6a SE MI (My Page) on
Tue, Dec 23, 14 at 23:52
| I only collect pollen if I'm doing a cross. You can do it with a small cup. You can use an electric tooth brush to vibrate the flower. Works great. For what you guys are doing I do the same use a small paint brush. You can freeze (must be dry) or refrigerate (about 3 weeks) pollen too for later use. Like you can cross pollinate plants that do not flower at the same time. |
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