[Heineken]

My plum trees are flowering and our projected low temp for tonight is 31 oF. Is that cold enough to hurt them? There will be some wind, about 10 mph. Thanks.

[topcat]

Should not be too cold for them.

You usually don't worry too much unless it is a 'hard' freeze.

[kpeavey]

I'll let you know tomorrow

[Heineken]

Thanks.

The plums are somewhat protected---located in a 2-acre mini-field surrounded by woods. That helps buffer the worst of the winds and moderates the temperature somewhat.

We had some rain last night---0.38 inch. Hope it didn't wash out all the pollen. It was a gentle rain.

These trees aren't quite in full bloom. Only a few flowers are fully opened; others are still just opening up.

So maybe there's hope. My main concern was the slightly below freezing temperature coming tonight, but from what I'm hearing that's not cold enough to hurt.

[blukatzen]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'T')he plums are somewhat protected---located in a 2-acre mini-field surrounded by woods. That helps buffer the worst of the winds and moderates the temperature somewhat.

We had some rain last night---0.38 inch. Hope it didn't wash out all the pollen. It was a gentle rain.

These trees aren't quite in full bloom. Only a few flowers are fully opened; others are still just opening up.

So maybe there's hope. My main concern was the slightly below freezing temperature coming tonight, but from what I'm hearing that's not cold enough to hurt.

[mercurygirl]

I realize that the danger is probably over, but I thought you might appreciate this link that was posted over on the Citrus and Peach thread, for future reference.

Spring Temp Data

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('blukatzen', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Heineken', 'T')he plums are somewhat protected---located in a 2-acre mini-field surrounded by woods. That helps buffer the worst of the winds and moderates the temperature somewhat.

We had some rain last night---0.38 inch. Hope it didn't wash out all the pollen. It was a gentle rain.

These trees aren't quite in full bloom. Only a few flowers are fully opened; others are still just opening up.

So maybe there's hope. My main concern was the slightly below freezing temperature coming tonight, but from what I'm hearing that's not cold enough to hurt.

[Heineken]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mercurygirl', 'I') realize that the danger is probably over, but I thought you might appreciate this link that was posted over on the Citrus and Peach thread, for future reference.

Spring Temp Data

[oowolf]

I live in a notorious frost pocket; that's why my main fruit crop is prune plums. They're tough--it takes a really hard frost to kill blossoms.

[Heineken]

I have three plum trees, all Japanese varieties. Methley, Beauty, and "Flavor Supreme" pluot. They're 3 to 4 years old and I'm still waiting for my first plum. Maybe this year if I'm lucky.

[mercurygirl]

Get some mason bees, quickly!

Those pierogies sound intriguing, blu. Here's a recipe that's been very successful for me using any plum. I don't know what my plum trees are. One is yellow with a blush and one is wine-red.

Plum Torte

[frankthetank]

Any flowers yet?