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I have a Toka plum in my backyard. It has never produce plums, and I have heard that it is definitely a pollination problem. A fruit expert once recom...
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Toka plum pollinator? #829730
Asked May 12, 2023, 3:33 PM EDT
I have a Toka plum in my backyard. It has never produce plums, and I have heard that it is definitely a pollination problem. A fruit expert once recommended that I get a black ice plum, but right now I am finding that there are very few plum varieties available. I have also read that the Toca plum needs an Asian plum variety or Prunus americana. I can’t find an Asian variety for sale, and I don’t want to plant Prunus American in my backyard. I am wondering if I plant another Toka plum if they will pollinate each other?
Hennepin County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hi,
According to the U, the toka plum self-pollinates, so an additional plum shouldn’t be necessary: https://trees.umn.edu/toka-plum-prunus-salicina-toka
Does the tree bloom or do you just get leaves?
According to the U, the toka plum self-pollinates, so an additional plum shouldn’t be necessary: https://trees.umn.edu/toka-plum-prunus-salicina-toka
Does the tree bloom or do you just get leaves?
The tree blooms and also produces tons of little teeny would be plums that are about pin sized. Then they’ll drop.
The tree blooms and also produces tons of little teeny would be plums that are about pin sized. Then they’ll drop.
That does, indeed, sound like a pollination problem.
As I’m researching your question, I’m seeing conflicting info about whether tokas are self pollinating (yours doesn’t seem to be!). I know that tokas are excellent pollinators for other varieties.
I found these pollination charts. I cannot vouch for either.
https://www.burntridgenursery.com/text/Plumpollinationchart.pdf
https://mygardenlife.com/recipes-edibles/pollination-charts-for-fruit-bearing-trees-and-shrubs
It’s also not a bad idea to plant other pollinator-loving plants that attract pollinators to your yard.
Sorry not to be more definitive.
As I’m researching your question, I’m seeing conflicting info about whether tokas are self pollinating (yours doesn’t seem to be!). I know that tokas are excellent pollinators for other varieties.
I found these pollination charts. I cannot vouch for either.
https://www.burntridgenursery.com/text/Plumpollinationchart.pdf
https://mygardenlife.com/recipes-edibles/pollination-charts-for-fruit-bearing-trees-and-shrubs
It’s also not a bad idea to plant other pollinator-loving plants that attract pollinators to your yard.
Sorry not to be more definitive.
Thanks for the help
Thanks for the help
