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Green Gage plum

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I have more Fuji Apples and Fuyo persimmons I'll upload soon. And many bananas.

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damaclese

nice fruit do u always let them fruit that heavily do you prop the branches?

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Pauly:
This is the first year they fruited. I graft them 2 years ago, the first year, they did not fruit but grew branches you can not believe. This Spring, they have a lot of flowers and this is what happened. I have many many varieties of European plums that I grafted on the canopy of a matured Santa Rosa plum. They took over the canopy. I had to use a ladder to graft them. I just let them be. I just cut other branches that interfere with the ones that were being crossed- branched.

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Deb:
I did not see your post before I answered Pauly but I think I answered both of your questions.
And thanks to both of you for your interest. You make my day to be pleasant.

here's my answer:

This is the first year they fruited. I grafted them 2 years ago, the first year, they did not fruit but grew branches you can not believe. This Spring, they have a lot of flowers and this is what happened. I have many many varieties of European plums that I grafted on the canopy of a matured Santa Rosa plum. They took over the canopy. I had to use a ladder to graft them. I just let them be. I just cut other branches that interfere with the ones that were being crossed- branched. I don't prop the branches except those ones closer to the ground such as my Prince Ranier cherry and my green gage plum.
I learned my lesson last year when a big portion of my prince ranier give way because of the heavy fruit and almost half of my fuji apple tree broke for the same reason. But I got to harvest the fruit just the same. I just let them dangle until the fruit ripened. Then I cut the branch off.

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Orchid

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Deb:
I did not think I answered you correctly but here's my answer.
Yes, normally I just let go of my grafts and leave them alone. But I make sure that no branches will be dominant from the mother plant near the graft. I cut them and make sure that the grafts get some sunlight.
But if the grafts flowered and there are no leaves sprouted to take care of the flowers for nutrients I cut the flowers like what happened to my granny apples. I've cut the fruits on my grannys thinking that it takes a lot of nutrients to sustain the fruit.
As Richard said to retain the fruit it would take away 4 feet of growth from the plant (I think that's what he said).

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damaclese

thanks for the pic are you in to orchids i defantly am im i have some pics posted but not much a cupal of my Cattlays are going to blome in a few moths and all take and post them here for every one

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Pauly:
No, I don't know anything about orchids. This particular one is very hardy and grows and grows year after year with the slightest maintenance.

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orobllanco

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Joe Real's clemenule from Spain

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AnnaJW

Awesome!!!!

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damaclese

not to change the subject but Orchids are one of my favorite topics most orchids are easy to grow they have hybridized them so much that they have taking allot of the guess work out of it and contrary to popular belief they are vary tough plants they are one of the oldest species of plants on earth as a mater of fact you don't get that big a genius with out it not being adaptable they grow in every region of the world including Antarctica here In Nevada we have 14 different Native Orchids 2 of them grow without chlorophyll now get that for weird and unusual plants you cant get any more exotic!

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Thank you so much Anna for your compliments.
Pauly: Orchids is some thing that I shy away from growing because I thought it takes special treatment to care for them like controlled humidity, controlled temperature, sunshine, watering, all controlled. Even fertilizing.
I've tried growing them before because I can buy a blooming orchid for $6 or $7 at the flea market and it is good only until the flowers bloom and die.
But my wife is very patient and she can grow them in our kitchen not a good looking lot but she can make them bloom again in small scale.

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And here's a granny apple that I grafted early this years ' Spring and 3 months later it produce none but flowers and no leaves unlike that pink I don't remember the name I grafted at the same time but all leaves.
Better than my judgement I cut the flowers when it turned to small fruit because I am not sure if it will sustain the nutrients the fruits demand of her.

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mskitty38583

its a beautiful flower!

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Thanks Mskitty. I just got my internet back today.

Here's some update of my plants:

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It's hardly noticeable but look at the fruits closely. They are different sizes and colors and shape. It is because the branches are grafted different European plums last year and their first fruit.

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mskitty38583

i like plums....

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Here's another angle of the same tree.
It has green gage plum, plouts, and many European plums grafted to the tree. It has even has apricot in it.

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