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re: What happened to the wild plum bushes? Haven't seen any in a long time.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 6:30 pm to auggie
Posted on 6/6/24 at 6:30 pm to auggie
I found several big patches of them about 150 miles west of Fort Worth. Many holding fruit into June.
I pulled up some runners, took some cuttings and been saving the seeds.
Going to try to get a nice patch or two on our place out that way.
They are thick and well armed w thorns.
Taste awesome.
I pulled up some runners, took some cuttings and been saving the seeds.
Going to try to get a nice patch or two on our place out that way.
They are thick and well armed w thorns.
Taste awesome.
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Posted on 6/6/24 at 6:31 pm to auggie
Definitely in the countryside around Oklahoma City.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 6:54 pm to auggie
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Just wipe it off on your shirt, pop it in your mouth. Nothing tastes better
They were great. Tried to grow something from the pits but they never sprouted. Got that tree marked and it didn't produce anything last year.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 7:06 pm to auggie
Just find a limb hanging over a fence in some citizen's yard.
Posted on 6/6/24 at 8:19 pm to LegendInMyMind
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Any of y'all know the most common species of wild plum in the south Louisiana area?
Could be either Chickasaw or Mexican plums. Could also be black cherry trees if talking about the genus. What do you think?
I planted 4 barefoot seedling Chickasaws this spring and they didn’t like it, lost all 4. Planted about 50 various seedlings and those are the only ones that didn’t make it. They did grow a few leaves, but dropped them shortly after then died. Going to try again in the fall with a container grown Chickasaw.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 4:43 pm to LegendInMyMind
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I love Ranier Cherries. You're right, they're much more like a plum than a cherry.
That's what got me thinking about it again.
I would love to take my little girl out pickin wild plums. Then have a battle. Get her back to the house and have to clean her up with the waterhose before she can go inside
Posted on 6/7/24 at 7:37 pm to AyyyBaw
Chickasaws are smaller than Mexican plums. Chicks are usually yellow but sometimes red ones will appear. I’d guess mex is about 50 percent bigger and closer to the size of a normal store bought plum. Chicks will make dense colonies given the chance. I’ve never seen a thick colony of mexs. American plums are found in the woods, usually on tree lines. We also have sloe plums which I don’t believe I’ve seen. I purchased “sloe” plums before only to discover they were wild goose plums. My most productive trees I have are the wild goose plums which are inedible and worthless except for honey bees. Dang it
Posted on 6/7/24 at 8:12 pm to jeffsdad
There are many Chickasaw cultivars these days. All come from the native variety. I was looking at a purple leaf type a while back.
Posted on 6/7/24 at 9:24 pm to LegendInMyMind
"If you kill it, you need to change hobbies." I like that.
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