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#296194 28-May-2022 23:48
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Not quite Home Workshop but I couldn't find a better place to put this.

 

I want to plant an Omega (aka George Wilson) plum tree. They are partially self fertile but to get the best crop from them they need another species of plum tree as a pollinator. There are a few varieties that are suitable but I want one if possible that is most like the Omega in flavour and firmness.

 

I'm hoping there is someone on here who knows the Omega plum and can advise on a good choice of pollinator based on my requirement of taste and firmness.

 

Pollinators that I have identified so far are, Billington, Elephant Heart, Burbank, there may be others. However I am unsure about their respective taste and firmness qualities. Hence this post. 

 

Thanks.





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  #2919898 29-May-2022 09:17
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I don’t know which part of the country you live in but the important lesson I learned about plum trees in Wellington is to choose a late fruiting variety. Both of our trees are early fruiting so Spring arrives and they blossom beautifully but the howling cold winds and low temperatures are still there and the bees aren’t daring to come out of their winter hibernation to buzz around and pollinate. Result after five years, not one plum as the blossoms are torn off by wind, the bees are shivering and attempts to hand pollinate have proved fruitless.

Since then I have only bought late fruiting trees and they have done really well. So choose two varieties that fruit at the same time. Omega are a late season fruiter but Billington are one of the first of the season so I wouldn’t put them together. You want the blossoms to come out at around the same time on both trees so the bees and insects can do their work of pollinating flying from one to the other.


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