>>1251888The fruit is about 1.5" in diameter and the trees never need to be trimmed or thinned. They are extremely prolific, but the fruit ripens at different times. Thankfully, the fruit ripens off the tree, so wind tossed stuff ripens in a day or so. They freeze well so I can keep freezing them until I have a huge batch to make into wine, jams/jellies, and the like. They taste really good and are peach colored for the most part.
These are actually a wild cultivar "Prunus americana". The are horrifically prolific producers of saplings. If I don't mow the orchard enough new trees can grow 2-4 feet in almost no time at all in the summer. The term, "plum thicket" is very apt. As such they are very invasive.
>>1251859Whenever I germinated mine in a ziploc bag, they had a better and quicker germination rate than in the trays with heat pad and dome. They germinate in about 2-3 days in a ziploc bag, with a damp cloth, directly under a strong light. It is actually quite amazing. However, once I have tons and tons of seeds to waste I started using the trays exclusively since it takes up less room. I just start them earlier and use 3 seeds per cell then thin to 1 plant.
