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i scored a plum tree today a freand had a tree blow down this last wind storm and asked if i could use it in the smoker i said yes i could and he said come get it so i got about a wheelbarrel load of plum
Funny someone would post something about plum when I was going to do the same.
I bought the property next door to, and there is a wild plum tree there. Someone cut it down years ago and didn't kill the trunk. Now the shoots have grown big and tall but no fruit. My question is; will it still have a fruity flavor?
I'm no tree expert, so I really don't know. But I always figured the sap had something to do with the flavor of the fruit. A tree needs sap to live, so...............Does this mean.......................?
Tom, talked to a friend and he said if the tree is blooming but not producing you need to plant another tree for a pollinator if you want plums. If not cut it, season it and smoke with plum. He says there are several type of fruit trees that donot self pollinate. Hope this helps. Steve
Plums need two things companions for cross polinanation and lots of pruning. Too many suckers and all the nutriants go to limbs and leaves with no fruit. That goes for most fruit trees. If you don't have another plum tree within a few hundred feet - plant a water sprout. They usually take well. Plant clover, alfalfa, Thyme or mint they attract bees.
I will throw my 2 cents in... I think plum is the BEST to smoke with. It gives a little strong smoke flavor than apple or cherry but not as strong as say a hickory. In my opinion it is the best flavor there is.