Plum Tree

Here are my notes from twelve months of growing Plum Tree: Spring: fruitlet setting and development through summer. This was the moment that confirmed the whole venture. I focused on mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds during this period which set up the rest of the year.…

I want to be honest: I'm not getting great results with Plum Tree and I'm not entirely sure why. late frost damage to blossom in exposed positions has been a recurring problem despite my attempts to address it. I've been focusing on thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size…

I started with one Plum Tree and now have four, all from propagation. The process is straightforward once you understand thinning fruitlets in early summer to improve individual fruit size — something I picked up from trial and error rather than any guide. I display them in a specimen tree as a gar…

I've been growing Plum Tree for a full year now and want to capture what each season offered. harvest from late summer through autumn depending on variety was the clear high point — everything you're told about Plum Tree at that time of year is true. But the plant has something to offer in every sea…

I planted Plum Tree primarily for ornamental reasons. What I didn't anticipate was the wildlife it would attract. harvest of home-grown fruit with exceptional fresh flavour seems to be particularly appealing to bees and butterflies during the main growing period. I grow it in a sheltered south or w…

I planted Plum Tree without expecting much and it's become one of the most satisfying things in my garden. dual ornamental and productive value in a garden is something I couldn't have predicted from looking at it in a nursery. You only understand it once the plant is established and performing. I …

As a complete beginner I was nervous about starting with Plum Tree. It turned out to be more forgiving than I expected, as long as I paid attention to checking and adjusting tree ties and stakes annually. I grow mine in a specimen tree as a garden focal point which is working really well. dual orna…

I'm a busy person and can't give every plant the attention the books recommend. Here's what I've learned about the minimum viable care for Plum Tree. mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds is genuinely non-negotiable — skip this and the plant declines noticeably. Everything …

I nearly gave up on Plum Tree after three months of mediocre results. Then I focused properly on mulching around the base to retain moisture and suppress weeds and within a few weeks the difference was dramatic. It now lives in a sheltered south or west-facing garden wall as an espalier and has gen…

I planted Plum Tree at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. codling moth larvae in fruit at harvest didn't help matters. Once I understood formative pruning in the first three years to build good structure things improved subs…