Go Gardening - Shiro Plum Cross Pollination

Shiro plums are delicious. They are self pollinating only I've noticed that for 2yrs inward row the production for this tree has been abysmal. I create accept an italian plum tree only it's across the entire yard together with non an compatible pollinator for the Shiro. I may accept to choice upwards to a greater extent than or less other multifariousness to assistance it amongst the cross pollination together with increase the yield. Most probable the Methley Plum.

For cross-pollination, trees must flower at the same fourth dimension or accept overlapping flower periods. "Redheart," "Early Golden," "Ozark Premier" together with "Methley" cultivars pollinate Shiro plum trees. "Methley" is a low-chill-requirement plum tree amongst hardy blossoms, making it compatible amongst Shiro plum inward mild-winter locations. "Starking Delicious" is a registered cultivar that shares the same flower menses together with cultural requirements equally Shiro plum, making this tree a suitable pollinator for Shiro plum. Because these plum trees are all cultivars of the Japanese plum, Prunus salicina, according to the Definition of Lerner together with Hirst, Shiro plum is self-fruitful. In this representative "self" refers to the species, non the item cultivar. Although a unmarried tree may railroad train a minor crop of fruit, heavier crops effect from pollination past times to a greater extent than or less other cultivar.

Update 6/29/17

I picked upwards a Satsuma to pollinate my shiro together with a greenish gage plum to pollinate my italian. I likewise picked upwards a Lapins Cherry to pollinate my Bing.