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#298887 24-Jul-2022 17:04
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The Casa has a barely-ever-used patch of lawn that currently has a satsuma plum tree at one end and that varies from soggy and wet (winter) to dry and cracked (summer) and so isn't really used for anything. Because of this I was thinking of adding a second plum tree to double the yield, but satsuma trees are a bit hard to find and quite pricey when you do find them. There are about a million other varieties available, can anyone suggest something that's more or less a satsuma but under another name? There's a variety called Billington which looks fairly close but fruits much earlier, it'd be nice if they were interchangeable because Billington fruits 1-2 months before the satsuma will so there'd be an ongoing supply over a period of a month or two.


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  #2945997 24-Jul-2022 19:50
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With the substitutions announced today, I misread the thread title and initially thought this was something connected to the AB’s coaching lineup.





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  #2946000 24-Jul-2022 20:00
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eracode:

With the substitutions announced today, I misread the thread title and initially thought this was something connected to the AB’s coaching lineup.

 

 

Then the title would be Pine Tree, not Plum Tree.

 

 

Also it'd be the seniors league.

 

 

Edited to add: Just realised he's no longer with us. OK, the post-seniors league.

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  #2946050 24-Jul-2022 20:13
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neb:
eracode:

 

With the substitutions announced today, I misread the thread title and initially thought this was something connected to the AB’s coaching lineup.

 

Then the title would be Pine Tree, not Plum Tree.

 

Ah, no - then the title would be Plumtree.





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  #2946069 24-Jul-2022 21:12
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I absolutely love Omega plums. Nothing beats them in my opinion. I've ordered one of these to plant, mainly because they're complimentary pollinators and the Billington looks like it might be similar to the Omega taste wise, though that's yet to be determined.  Personal tastes will decide on that score.

 

https://www.wairere.nz/Plum/Double%20Grafted/Plum-Dble-Billington:Omega

 

Both the Omega and Billington read as if they have similar attributes to the Satsuma. 

 

 





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