tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post5281555898877422519..comments2024-03-29T13:11:25.325+01:00Comments on Living the life in Saint-Aignan: Rouge ou vert ?Ken Broadhursthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-57935650064180552742016-05-13T07:08:45.376+02:002016-05-13T07:08:45.376+02:00I went out and looked to see how tall I think the ...I went out and looked to see how tall I think the plum tree is. Twelve or fifteen feet is my estimate. It also has a nice round shape.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55873270390394350032016-05-12T11:32:02.230+02:002016-05-12T11:32:02.230+02:00chm...that's not my forestry training/experien...chm...that's not my forestry training/experience... It is from liking and growing soft fruit for aeons!Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-8526740132037530502016-05-12T07:52:36.631+02:002016-05-12T07:52:36.631+02:00There is a mirabelle tree just a few yards from th...There is a mirabelle tree just a few yards from the tree that has the now-green plums on it.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-16445633986849093412016-05-12T07:43:02.894+02:002016-05-12T07:43:02.894+02:00Tim, thank you for the explanation.Being a forrest...Tim, thank you for the explanation.Being a forrester, you know all these things.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18837896249241172792016-05-12T04:15:56.021+02:002016-05-12T04:15:56.021+02:00That's very impressive, to have grown a bearin...That's very impressive, to have grown a bearing tree from scratch, so to speak. How tall is it now?Emmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17365143273404503659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-55967735842130890892016-05-12T00:18:42.277+02:002016-05-12T00:18:42.277+02:00chm... reversion is unlikely if there are other fr...chm... reversion is unlikely if there are other fruit trees around... more likely cross-fertilization with another plum or mirabelle that was in flower at the same time and was compatible.Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-58986763024527195602016-05-11T18:42:18.106+02:002016-05-11T18:42:18.106+02:00The yellow plums can be amazing. They ripen later ...The yellow plums can be amazing. They ripen later -- in September -- compared to July for the red plums.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64456707309072290882016-05-11T18:39:45.248+02:002016-05-11T18:39:45.248+02:00Look at this post from two years ago.Look at this <a href="http://ckenb.blogspot.fr/2014/04/plums-this-year.html" rel="nofollow">post from two years ago</a>.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-63127444502367708902016-05-11T15:06:39.277+02:002016-05-11T15:06:39.277+02:00I think your plum trees are my favorite- the jam i...I think your plum trees are my favorite- the jam is delicious on tartines. I am also a fan of the nearby yellow plums which should be ripe in August.Evelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17824964122794535252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-26813216954115370562016-05-11T13:54:04.721+02:002016-05-11T13:54:04.721+02:00In your post of 15 april, the foliage of your twin...In your post of 15 april, the foliage of your twin plum trees looks definitely "purple", not green.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-69011547977952057812016-05-11T12:46:11.677+02:002016-05-11T12:46:11.677+02:00It is satisfying, especially since the tree is als...It is satisfying, especially since the tree is also so good-looking.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-38832029307452628182016-05-11T12:45:16.599+02:002016-05-11T12:45:16.599+02:00I assume that's what happened.I assume that's what happened.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-64836340303938744882016-05-11T09:54:47.938+02:002016-05-11T09:54:47.938+02:00Could it be that the tree grown from pit reverted ...Could it be that the tree grown from pit reverted to the original plum tree, if the tree the pit came from was grafted?chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48219630945487937772016-05-11T09:18:57.276+02:002016-05-11T09:18:57.276+02:00How satisfying to see it grow from a pit to a frui...How satisfying to see it grow from a pit to a fruit-bearing tree!Taste of Francehttp://francetaste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-56034174833060034782016-05-11T09:05:02.898+02:002016-05-11T09:05:02.898+02:00Given all the fruit grown in this area...not to me...Given all the fruit grown in this area...not to mention the flowering varieties of very similar non-worthwhile trees, grown for foliage and Spring flowers.... I am not surprised that, grown from pip, you have created your own variety!!<br />Broadhurst's Plum....sounds good, tastes good, and by golly, it does you good!<br />The only way to keep your variety pure, now, is grafting....and boy, do they do grafting in this area!!<br />Our wonderful Reinette Blanche is now suffering from canker, so we had a scion grafted onto a non-dwarfing rootstock...cost a whopping 2 Euros!!<br />The Croquers du Pomme from Veigne were giving demos in the village hall in Petit Pressigny....Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-18966513993015261862016-05-11T08:54:53.847+02:002016-05-11T08:54:53.847+02:00And long may it last!
And long may it last!<br />Le Pré de la Forgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02396822372095610004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-87217832754362099252016-05-11T08:31:14.365+02:002016-05-11T08:31:14.365+02:00The new-old Lumix (TZ18/zs8) is the only camera I&...The new-old Lumix (TZ18/zs8) is the only camera I've used for the past few weeks.Ken Broadhursthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430899802705818716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18071407.post-48859946614722176052016-05-11T07:35:31.000+02:002016-05-11T07:35:31.000+02:00Two of my favorite colors, with yellow. Seeing the...Two of my favorite colors, with yellow. Seeing the quality of the photos, especially the last macro, I assume you used the old-new-old Lumix camera.chmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17765675930520613520noreply@blogger.com