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Growing => Fruit => Topic started by: Anke on August 22, 2014, 05:31:06 pm

Title: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: Anke on August 22, 2014, 05:31:06 pm

First ever harvest from my plum tree!  :excited:

We planted it about 8 years ago, before we even started building the house. It never even flowered, no plums... I was actually going to take it out last year, but it has grown into a nice shaped tree and so was left.

Then this spring it exploded into flowers, I was gobsmacked! and then in due course some little plum-like things grew! Now have harvested about 1kg of Victoria plums -they were eaten within the hour by us all.  :yum:

I am so pleased that the tree finally decided to have some plums and that I didn't chop it down. So now I just hope it continues to thrive... :fc:

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: jaykay on August 22, 2014, 06:42:39 pm

Very good  :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: doganjo on August 22, 2014, 08:41:23 pm

Great news,  :excited: just don't expect a bumper harvest every year  :innocent: - plums seem to go on a  two year cycle.

Wish I knew what variety mine are - they are delicious.  They fruit early in the season and are a deep red. very sweet.

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: Lesley Silvester on August 23, 2014, 12:19:33 am

My plum trees took an age before they produced anything. I think it must be a plum thing.

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: HesterF on August 23, 2014, 12:23:27 am

I've had a handful this year from the ones I planted the winter before last - yummy! Could do with a few more though, hope it's not going to be another six years!

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: pgkevet on August 23, 2014, 06:54:53 am

Congrats. It's been the first year that the established plums aroud here have fruited in the 3 yrs I've owned it. But wasps had more than me. The new plums I put in haven't done anything yet. But they are knocked back by fan-training.

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: Mammyshaz on August 23, 2014, 07:01:37 am

Congratulations, there's nothing like the taste of fresh picked fruit   :yum: We also find our greengages have a 2nd yearly boost, dont know why  ??? Would love a plum tree  :yum:

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: Anke on August 23, 2014, 10:14:17 am

Well at least now I know the tree CAN be productive, rather than being something other than a plum.... Every other year is quite common with some of my apples, again this year some are laden with fruit and others have zilch.

Title: Re: Good things come to those who wait....
Post by: Bramblecot on August 23, 2014, 11:13:21 am

Our Victoria plum has fruited properly for the first time this year - also planted 7 years ago ::) .  Every day I go out to try and beat the wasps.  First year I've had plenty of full sized fruit from the Bramley too.  Maybe it really is all starting to come together... :fc: