Beach Plum A new crop for new markets. This project and website was funded in part by a grant from the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program and other sponsors. Project participants: •Many farms in the Northeast •Department of Horticulture,  Cornell University •Cape Cod Cooperative  Extension, UMass •Applied Economics & Man-  agement, Cornell University •New York State Food  Ventures Center/NYAES •Cornell Coop. Extension,  Suffolk County / Long Island  Horticultural Research and  Extension Center •Fruit Research & Develop-  ment Center, Rutgers Univ. Department of Horticulture .pdf files require Acrobat Reader 4.0 or higher. Free download.                                 2007 harvest: Another bumper cropat the Cornell Orchard plantings, reports Tom Whitlow. "I estimate that we'll easily get 800 pounds despite the low rainfall." He also says fruit is ripening about a week earlier than last year. The Cornell Orchards Store is selling beach plum jam and syrup. Stop by and buy some along with apples and other fruit. See updates for more pictures. Updates: 2007 harvest Making the menu Excellent flowering 800 pounds of jam ... Collecting scion wood Beach plum featured in Chronicle Good growth on 2006 crop Bistro serves beach plum 2005 Cornell harvest Connecticut plantings Reference: Growing Marketing Plant Improvement and Fruit Quality Project history People/contacts Photo gallery Article archive Links Beach plum buyers - Companies looking for sources of fruit, syrup. Sources for 'Oceanview': Fairweather Gardens (retail) Western Maine Nurseries    (wholesale) New Group: Cape May County Beach Plum Assoc. Featured links: SARE Ag Innovation Factsheet Taming the Wild Beach Plum - Arnoldia 62/4 Beach Plum New Crop Development - Arnold Arboretum Presentation .html | .pdf | .ppt Frequently asked questions: Where can I buy beach plum plants? See nursery list. Where can I buy beach plum fruit? See fruit grower list. Where can I sell my beach plum fruit, syrup and other products? See beach plum buyers. Where can I buy beach plum products? See jam and jelly producer list. How can I stay in the loop on beach plum happenings? Contact the Beach Plum Consortium Steering Committee. How do I grow beach plum from seed? See 'Propagation' starting on page 11 of the Growers Guide. Beach plum (Prunus maritima) is a fruiting shrub native to coastal dunes of the Northeastern United States. Since colonial times, people have collected wild fruit to make preserves and jelly. Today, native stands still support a cottage beach plum product industry in the Northeast. Interest in commercial production is growing. We've undertaken 30 small-scale production trials in the Northeast to help increase yields and improve growing practices. Our goals are to develop an integrated system for a sustainable beach plum industry. This includes fruit production, processing the crop into value-added products, developing niche markets for these products, and educating growers, processors and marketers. More information: Dr. Thomas Whitlow Project Coordinator/ Principal Investigator Department of Horticulture 607-255-1793 thw2@cornell.edu Website designed by Craig Cramer, Communcations Specialist, Dept. of Horticulture, Cornell University, with coding help from Rachel Kennedy. Beach plums growing in their native habitat. Larger image. Growers and researchers share information about beach plums. Larger image. Preserves and jellies - value-added beach plum products. Larger image. Cornell Dairy Plant runs a test batch of 'Beach Plum Comfort' ice cream. Larger image.