Hybrid fruits

[Madeline]

They had a farmers market in my area to day and I purchased some "apriums" (cross between a plum and apricot), and they were very juicy! They had other hybrid fruits such as pluots but hadn't tried it. Has anyone ever tried these fruits and what other hybrid fruits have you tried?

Love,
Madeline

[LAF]

Honeybell Tangelos they are only around for a very short time .
They are a mix of a grapefruit and Tangarine they are juicy like the grapefruit but sweet like the tangarine .

[pneu-engine]

Way back in the '70s and '80s when I had my fruit trees, I had some of these hybridized fruits. We did not give them any fancy names, but they were still mixes, nevertheless.

We had:::::::::

***Early White Giant peach. It ripened in early July, and was a cross between the Santa Rosa red plum, and the White Hale peach. It was red, sweet, juicy and cling-stone on the inside like the plum, but humongous, and white with pink cheeks on the outside just like the peach.

***Wilson Delicious apricot. It was the sweetest and most flavorful of all the apricots, but the seeds were identical in taste and flavor to almonds. Even my wife who has incredibly discrimnating tastes could not tell the difference with regular almonds.

I found this out by reading and experimenting:::::::::

All stone-fruits are compatible for cross-hybridizing. The stone fruits that we grew were, peaches, plums, nectarines, apricots, almonds and cherries.

[Guest Guest]

Now this is an interesting subject!!! :lol My husband tries anything once.

Katy-Anne

[pneu-engine]

Now this is an interesting subject!!! :lol My husband tries anything once.

Katy-Anne

Katy-Anne,

It's just possible that your husband might also enjoy experimenting with cross-hybridizing fruit tree varieties. Many times interests group themselves together. E.G. Your Jordan also enjoys electronics (I do too). It takes an inquisitive spirit to enjoy this sort of thing, and he might already have that. :thumb

I must hasten to add that I can NOT take credit for the fruit tree varieties I mentioned above. The Early White Giant peach and the Wilson Delicious apricot. They were bought from Stark Bros. nurseries (maybe still are).

[Guest Guest]

Yeah if I could find something in the yard that he liked that would be awesome!!! I do want a garden of vegetable and herbs, he might enjoy something like hybrid fruit production.

Katy-Anne

[pneu-engine]

Yeah if I could find something in the yard that he liked that would be awesome!!! I do want a garden of vegetable and herbs, he might enjoy something like hybrid fruit production.

Katy-Anne

It's a very rewarding hobby to get into. I know of people that have made a business of selling their developments. Stark Bros. Nurseries did this very thing way back in the 1800s.

Sometimes a cultivar will come upon something just by chance. E.G. The Red Delicious apple was discovered as a bud mutation on a apple tree of a particular variety. One branch on that tree produced apples that not only looked different, but they tasted very sweet with a distinctive and captivating flavor.

I read the testimonies of people that were searching for natural home remedies for their ailments and began by growing herb gardens. Their neighbors found out what they were doing and asked them for packets of particular varieties. It turned out to be so enjoyable that they expanded their operation into mail-ordering their herbs and spices all over the country. There are oodles of success stories like this.

I would suggest a trip to your local garden center and see what herbs they sell as plants that can be grown outside.

Besides the common mint teas, oregano, and pepper spices, you could also try the following::::::::::

***Lemon Verbena. The leaves taste identical to real lemon rind and there are many recipes for its use.

***Chocolate-Peppermint. Tastes just like its name implies.

***Lemon Balm. This one has a mild lemon flavor with variety of uses. As a tea itis a stress reliever, and can repel mosquitoes when the crushed leaves are rubbed on the skin.

***Monarda, Bergamot, Osweg Tea, or Bee Balm. Strong attractant for honey bees, hummingbirds and butterflies.