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Hi all, I decided to create a poll on all the available plum trees that i know are available. To aid people when making choices about what plum tree to buy.
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3avalon0.00%0belle de louvain0.00%0blue tit0.00%0cambridge gage0.00%0coe's golden drop0.00%0czar0.00%0dennistons superb0.00%0early transparent gage0.00%0edda0.00%0excalibar0.00%0guinevere0.00%0haganta0.00%0herman0.00%0jefferson0.00%0jubilee0.00%0kirke's blue33.33%1marjorie's seedling0.00%0methley0.00%0old green gage33.33%1opal33.33%1oulins golden gage0.00%0purple pershore0.00%0reine claude de bavay0.00%0rivers early prolific0.00%0seneca0.00%0stella's star0.00%0thames cross0.00%0valor0.00%0victoria0.00%0warwickshire drooper0.00%0yellow pershore0.00%0Last edited by genovise; 14-10-2012, 08:27 PM. -
Feel free to put why you recommend your chosen variety and please put if you find that you are having any issues in your particular area growing your chosen variety. -
Would you like to tell us why you are conducting these polls?Comment
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You took the words out of my mouth VC.
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I'll be keeping my opinions to myself until I know why we are being asked - and I don't think I'm being unreasonable......Comment
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How did she get to make a poll??
I thought only the admin or mods could do this?Comment
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When you post a new thread, right at the bottom of the page it asks whether you want to create a Poll. I've never noticed before either!! I see that one of these fruit polls is showing the names of those who voted too
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I was reading the thread Which? Apple on this forum and i noticed some people suggested that someone create a poll. As the poll on that thread did not have many apple varieties to choose from.
As it seemed people were asking for one but nobody bothered to actually go ahead and create one.
So i had 15 minutes spare so i just created one each for plums, apples and pears.Comment
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Thanks for replying. Sometimes forums like this can be used for research purposes so it helps if people make it clear why they are asking these questions at the outset.Comment
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I'm currently growing Blue Tit based upon advice and video evidence. It's in its third year and has just got around to dropping about 90% of its leaves and has revealed a fantastic network of fruiting spurs for next year. After a dreadful summer with lots of leafy, whippy growth and early leaf-drop due to an unknown infection the tree seems to have survived what I'm sure has been one of the wettest summers I can remember.Originally posted by genovise View Post
Hopefully, next year I'll be witnessing a beautiful bouquet of blossom. Then, if we have a lovely warm and sunny spring followed by a nice summer I'll be able to have my first taste of home-grown plums.
According to to reports, the plum is resistant (although perhaps not this year!) to a variety of infections and diseases and produces a large crop of tasty plums. From the advice I've received, it tastes better than both Victoria & Opal - although, as per usual, this is down to personal preference. However, importantly, it doesn't carry the same branch breaking loads that other varieties do. Although, this is again from not my personal experience, but that of others.
It is probably also important to point out that I have been growing my Blue Tit in a pot on the Pixy roostock.Garden ChrisComment
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I have a couple of Victoria's and also Cambridge gage in the hedgerow. A friend (yes you) recommended Opal and upon that basis I bought one. All are first year trees so no fruit yet but my personal favourite is a Mirabelle which you don't have listed. Very honeyed and syrupy, if that's even a word
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better...Albert Einstein
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I've voted on this year's fruit - only Satsuma, Kirkes, Victoria, Violetta, Mirabelle and Anna Spath had any and all would have been better for a week's sunshine. Judging by the buds there could be a good crop next year, with fifteen new varieties possibly cropping for the first time. I don't really rank fruit though, I like so many plums for their different flavours.Comment
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