Posted by Bill (other posts) on January 28, 2014 at 17:27:27 Previous Next
In Reply to: Re: Not so cold! posted by Yadgar on January 28, 2014 at 16:49:09:
: : Yesterday it was 70 degrees here in San Francisco, and our plum tree was in full bloom. Spring is coming!
: Plum?! At first glance, it looked like a Japanese cherry tree to me...
The plums it produces are about cherry-sized. The diameter is about two centimeters. They are the exact same deep purple color as the leaves the tree gets after the blooms fall off, which makes them difficult to see while on the tree. When they finally fall off, they almost always split open upon hitting the sidewalk, because they are juicy and their skins are thin. They are extremely sweet and tasty, but if they have split open, we don't eat them. There is too much dog crap and other contaminants possibly on the sidewalk.
: here in Cologne, Germany, they are a not too uncommon sight, but they usually do not bloom before mid-March!
This year it got its first bloom on January 15, about a week or two earlier than usual. This is surely because we've had above average temperatures for the last month.
Bill