Although Apple Crop is a discussion group for commercial apple production. I wonder if there is someone who can answer a plum question for me?
I'm putting in a small block of plums to complement my peaches. Michigan's new plum Website lists Empress as ripening 9 days after Autumn Sweet. Specifically they list Empress ripening +13 after Stanley. http://www.michiganplum.com/harvest-seasons/ Dr. Bob Anderson (Cornell) in his list of recommended plums (in order of ripening) shows Autumn Sweet ripening after Empress. http://www.nyshs.org/pdf/fq/2006-Volume-14/Vol-14-No-1/New-York-Plum-Picks-for-2006-Recommended-Plum-Cultivars.pdf I understand specific locale can influence harvest dates, but these two sources seem to indicate too much variance in ripening order between these two plums to be accounted for by regional differences. Anyone know which of these two plum ripens first and how many days they ripen after Stanley? Thanks, Mark Angermayer Tubby Fruits Bucyrus KS _______________________________________________ apple-crop mailing list apple-crop@virtualorchard.net http://virtualorchard.net/mailman/listinfo/apple-crop
