Pluot now flowering

[realfood]

Yes, even in Glasgow, my Pluot has started flowering. There is no sign of insect life yet, so I will have to resort to hand pollination. No sign of any other plums flowering either.
Does anyone else have a pluot in flower now?

[realfood]

[goodlife]

Wow..yours is early  :o Mine has some flower buds on but nowhere near ready for opening up yet.

[realfood]

That is interesting as you are much further South and are having much warmer weather than us.

[Robert_Brenchley]

The blackthorn's out, but the cultivated plums are well away from flowering here.

[goodlife]

My pluot is just started flowering now..in same time with rest of the plum trees.
And the weather has just turned cold as well.. ::) ..'perfect' timing...not.. >:(

[elhuerto]

May I ask where you got your pluots from? I can't even find a Spanish stockist and really don't think they've reached here. Would love to try them out.

[goodlife]

I got mine from here.. http://www.thompson-morgan.com/fruit/fruit-trees/stone-fruit-trees/plum-pluot-flavour-king/dww3618TM

[goodlife]

Sutton's seeds and DTBrown seeds sell pluots too..but different varieties.

[realfood]

My flavour King has now finished flowering just as my plums are starting. No bees for me but i have been busy with the brush, so hope that it has been successful. Have now covered it with fleece as frosts are back with a vengeance.