I saw this on You Tube, so I decided to make one.  I didn't really use it much for cherries, but it has been really useful for plums.  The size of the fruit is better with plums. You can reach out to places that are way too far to hand pick.  Even if you're on your ladder, you can get a lot more fruit.

I just finished up my Asian plums.  Shiro and Howard Miracle were just a bit later than Hollywood.  I made a plum sauce that I've been thinking about for years.  I canned the sauce, with the help of my wife (the brains behind the operation).  The sauce looks great. I mainly wanted to save it for the winter or January through May, when fruit variety isn't so great.  I think it will be fun to put some plum sauce on my vegies and rice/oats/quinoa/beans etc.  Add some variety to the winter flavor profile at a good price, especially for organic and permaculture quality. 

I think I'm going to use the fruit picker for the European plums too, which haven't started yet for me.  Probably apples as well.  Maybe even medlars. 

Do any of the rest of you use something like this?

John S
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