They weren't kidding about plum splitting

Yeah, I heard that plum will split if you try to dry it with the bark off. I thought a santa cruz winter would be OK though! I thought i could get away with it! Wrong. 2 out of 3 plum branches have giant cracks in them now. Possibly OK eventually but it will take a lot more work to wring something use- able out of them. I will be patient and not go against the laws of nature again in this particular fashion. Plum must be respected! Anything over 1 " in diameter will split if you peel the bark off and don't re-seal it with something.