How in Glod's name is any single member of this generally enlightened and open minded forum supposed to respond to this????? I like my plums, I like to think that Mrs. Grim has at least a vague fondness for my plums. Do I have a plum tree? No but I used to have one. And a cooking apple tree and two different pear trees, but no more. Anyway, case in point, why are Purplefowlers plums any better than anyone elses plums? And moreover, who is the judge of said plums, and what are the criteria? Do greengages count? Am I making sense? Is it 0344 on a saturday morning? Am I supposed to make sense at 0344 on a saturday morning. Anyway, I'm off to let one of the dogs in from the garden. He doesn't have any plums either.