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Brian & Elaine Hipper
Blackbutt, QLD
21st June 2007
Kath Kermode
Cawongla
21st June 2007
Brian Hipper
Blackbutt
29th June 2007
jeanne
houston,tx
14th July 2007
Brian
Blackbutt, QLD, Australia
14th July 2007
Brian
Blackbutt, QLD, Australia
14th July 2007
Bill
St. Helens, Ore
14th November 2007
Rev says...
has anyone grown satsumas from seed?
i know they are a complex hybrid themsleves but its the best ever plum
firm n spicy
and i never see them in the shops anymore
id be willing to wait for a seedling to bear satsuma like fruit
would someone do me a favour and crack open some stones this season and tell me if they have properly formed pits?
has anyone grown satsumas from seed?
i know they are a complex hybrid themsleves but its the best ever plum
firm n spicy
and i never see them in the shops anymore
id be willing to wait for a seedling to bear satsuma like fruit
would someone do me a favour and crack open some stones this season and tell me if they have properly formed pits?
Rev
Tabulam
19th November 2007
Anonymous
31st December 2007
Rev
Tabulam
1st January 2008
Bill says...
Hi Rev.... Satsuma's require a polinator, and it is usually the Santa Rosa plum. Lowes and HDepot often have both or one grafted with both varieties on sale in the Spring... but my experience is that these often are too dried out and are dead by the time you get them in the ground. Satsuma's are definately not mushy... and in my humble opinion, the best plums around.
Hi Rev.... Satsuma's require a polinator, and it is usually the Santa Rosa plum. Lowes and HDepot often have both or one grafted with both varieties on sale in the Spring... but my experience is that these often are too dried out and are dead by the time you get them in the ground. Satsuma's are definately not mushy... and in my humble opinion, the best plums around.
Bill
Oregon
2nd January 2008
Brian says...
After starting this whole discussion six months ago with a photo and a question as to how soon satsumas produce fruit, I am pleased to say that at this time we do have fruit. They are not quite ready yet but the possums seem to think they are alright as they have taken three and a half plums. My wife ate the other half and said that it was delicious with nice, dark red flesh. I'd like to point out that the satsuma is the only plum tree we have - so unless there is another tree in the neighborhood, a pollinator doesn't seem to be required.
After starting this whole discussion six months ago with a photo and a question as to how soon satsumas produce fruit, I am pleased to say that at this time we do have fruit. They are not quite ready yet but the possums seem to think they are alright as they have taken three and a half plums. My wife ate the other half and said that it was delicious with nice, dark red flesh. I'd like to point out that the satsuma is the only plum tree we have - so unless there is another tree in the neighborhood, a pollinator doesn't seem to be required.
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Brian
Australia
2nd January 2008
Anonymous
3rd January 2008
Brian
Australia
3rd January 2008
rev
tabulam
3rd January 2008
Ray
Placentia, CA
9th February 2008
John
SB South Australia
9th February 2008
Alice says...
A big Satsuma tree was in our yard when we bought the house and property in 1963. We get a tree full of these great delicious plums every year. We eat them fresh, then I make pints and pints of the best plum jam you ever tasted. Everybody says this jam is the best they have ever tasted. After my husband died, the boys have not trimmed the tree at the proper time. It has long whips on it, and has already begun to bud, so I think it is too late to trim it now. I think it should have been done in January, but not sure. Does anybody know when is the right time to trim the tree back? One son said he has already trimmed some long whips recently; I think the tree will produce less fruit because of that late trim. I can't seem to find the right information on the right time and how to prune a Satsuma plum tree, at least not on Google online. anybody know? Alice
A big Satsuma tree was in our yard when we bought the house and property in 1963. We get a tree full of these great delicious plums every year. We eat them fresh, then I make pints and pints of the best plum jam you ever tasted. Everybody says this jam is the best they have ever tasted. After my husband died, the boys have not trimmed the tree at the proper time. It has long whips on it, and has already begun to bud, so I think it is too late to trim it now. I think it should have been done in January, but not sure. Does anybody know when is the right time to trim the tree back? One son said he has already trimmed some long whips recently; I think the tree will produce less fruit because of that late trim. I can't seem to find the right information on the right time and how to prune a Satsuma plum tree, at least not on Google online. anybody know? Alice
Alice
So. California
10th March 2008
aNON
10th March 2008
Brian says...
Hi Alice, I recently needed to find out when to prune fruit trees and found that Winter seems to be the accepted time for pruning most stone fruit.
Like you, we once purchased a property with a large satsuma plum tree growing and can agree with you that they are the most delicious plums on earth.
Hi Alice, I recently needed to find out when to prune fruit trees and found that Winter seems to be the accepted time for pruning most stone fruit.
Like you, we once purchased a property with a large satsuma plum tree growing and can agree with you that they are the most delicious plums on earth.
Brian
Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia
11th March 2008
Brian says...
Hi again Alice, I forgot to add the paragraph on pruning plum trees . . . .
Winter is the best time to prune deciduous fruit trees such as apples, pears and plums. These trees will fruit well whether or not they are pruned. But if the trees grow too tall the fruit is high and hard to reach, and when there is unproductive wood they don't tend to crop reliably. The aim of pruning fruit trees in the home garden is to assist the tree to produce reliable quality crops, with good size fruit on a manageable size tree.
Cheers and good luck,
Brian.
Hi again Alice, I forgot to add the paragraph on pruning plum trees . . . .
Winter is the best time to prune deciduous fruit trees such as apples, pears and plums. These trees will fruit well whether or not they are pruned. But if the trees grow too tall the fruit is high and hard to reach, and when there is unproductive wood they don't tend to crop reliably. The aim of pruning fruit trees in the home garden is to assist the tree to produce reliable quality crops, with good size fruit on a manageable size tree.
Cheers and good luck,
Brian.
Brian
Blackbutt, Queensland, Australia
11th March 2008
Itdepends says...
You can see my plums in the left of this pic- one is a santa rosa for pollination and the other a mariposa blood plum. I planted them just after the house was built- this is their 5th growing season since planting.
Love the flavour- so much so that I've planted another blood plum (ruby blood) in the garden this year (just behind where I was standing to take the picture)
You can see my plums in the left of this pic- one is a santa rosa for pollination and the other a mariposa blood plum. I planted them just after the house was built- this is their 5th growing season since planting.
Love the flavour- so much so that I've planted another blood plum (ruby blood) in the garden this year (just behind where I was standing to take the picture)
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Itdepends
WA
19th April 2008
Ron says...
I have also been searching for information about pruning Satsumas.
We had one already on the property when we bought it.
Our problem is that, after pruning, it keeps shooting new canes (is that what they are called) that are way too long.
Is there a technique to prune them so that they don't get the long single stems?
I have also been searching for information about pruning Satsumas.
We had one already on the property when we bought it.
Our problem is that, after pruning, it keeps shooting new canes (is that what they are called) that are way too long.
Is there a technique to prune them so that they don't get the long single stems?
Ron
South Australia
9th July 2008
John
Perth
9th July 2008