plum trees.. can you plan single. or do you need two to fruit?

[MossRoad]

if i knew how.. ;0

That's the great thing about TBN!.....
Plum Wine Recipe

 

[sixdogs]

Fruit Tree Pollinators Chart

This is all the chart anyone should ever need regarding pollinators. I will add that especially with plums, while another pollinator is not called for, another tree of the same variety is often needed to produce a meaningful yield.

 

[flusher]

i have jap plums right now that are maintaining the bird population in my neighborhood i think!

My old sweet almond trees feed a large crow/blackbird population in Aug/Sep. The birds strip every nut off the trees (which are overgrown, 25-30 ft tall, too tall to harvest easily) leaving the husks and shells on the ground. Unfortunately, these little buggers watch me when I disc and plant my hayfield and then gorge themselves on the seed. They're too intelligent to be spooked easily.

 

[sixdogs]

Here's side note for those with fruit trees and bothered by Japanese beetles. By accident, I discovered a great way to kill them. It seems when they get scared, they fly straight up.

So I got one of those propane--wand--flamethrower things that hook to a propane tank, lit it and held it over the top of the tree. I had instant-roasted Japanese beetles by the many hundreds or even thousands. I've done it a number of times on the trees I could reach the top of and as soon as I hold the wand head over the top of the tree they fly straight up and into the flame. Beats me but I'm good with it.

 

[MossRoad]

My old sweet almond trees feed a large crow/blackbird population in Aug/Sep. The birds strip every nut off the trees (which are overgrown, 25-30 ft tall, too tall to harvest easily) leaving the husks and shells on the ground. Unfortunately, these little buggers watch me when I disc and plant my hayfield and then gorge themselves on the seed. They're too intelligent to be spooked easily.

Crow Casserole - Recipe - Cooks.com

 

[Soundguy]

i saw a hawk kill a crow once. carry it to a fence post like I have seent he hawk do a thousand times with snakes, squirrells and mice, where it will eat them. the hawk couldn't eat the crow. after a couple bites it flew off.

crow must taste pretty bad!

 

[MossRoad]

I saw a hunting show where these guys stood in a field and played some crow calls. They soon had a couple dozen crows. The guys pulled the breasts out in the field and put them on ice. Took them home, cleaned em up a bit, and cooked what looked like a pretty good meal. The crow breasts were of course, dark meat, and about the size of a small walnut each. But they had a bowl full of them. I'd try it once just to see.

 

[Soundguy]

i'm not that hungry yet....

I will / have eat squirrel, quail, duck, couple other mis birds other than domestics, snake, eel, sting ray, turtle ( including eggs from all the egg layers mentioned ) just about anything with horns, some stuff with big claws.. etc.

crow will be right on my list above bugs when it comes down to survival.

 

[MossRoad]

Unfortunately, all of us have eaten more bugs than we care to realize.... :licking:

 

[Soundguy]

if i can't see em.. I'm bothered less.