Plum Cultivars Released from
the
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station
All the plum varieties listed are more or less
resistant to bacterial spot, a disease which is prevalent in this part of
the country. Some varieties of Japanese and Japanese-American hybrids in
this area can be killed by this disease which may appear on leaves, fruit
and wood.
"The blooming dates of our “new” varieties are
about the same as those of their parents. In 1947, our new hybrid
varieties bloomed between April 12 and 15, 'Burbank' bloomed on April 13,
and 'Maynard', 'Bruce' and 'Gold', April14.
Our new European crosses bloomed last year between
April 25 and 30, about the same blooming days as 'President' and
'Stanley'." This observation was based on data recorded at
Mountain Grove.
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