Author Topic: Plums (Read 2825 times)

Lesley Silvester · « **on:** April 26, 2012, 11:40:41 pm »

A plum tree which I planted 18 months ago has plenty of leaves and yesterday I noticed a flower bud. ~Today there is another one. I thought the blossom came first - it certainly does with my older tree. The older one took several years before it had blossom. In fact, it was only when, January last year, I said, "If you don't produce anything this year, you're coming up and being replaced." that it decided to do anything.

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #1 on:** April 26, 2012, 11:46:36 pm »

Don't know if its the erratic weather but our greengage trees have leaves and blossom coming through together this year

HelenVF · « **Reply #2 on:** April 28, 2012, 07:10:14 pm »

We have had a couple of plum trees for a couple of years now. The first year, no blossom and no plums - last year, plenty of plums and plenty of blossom.

Helen

Lesley Silvester · « **Reply #3 on:** April 29, 2012, 12:07:16 am »

Still only two flowers but it's a start. Two plums is better than none.

plumseverywhere · « **Reply #4 on:** April 29, 2012, 09:00:42 am »

we have cherry sized plums already $:-\$ Normally only get our first Heron's mid july so hoping these are slow to ripen and that the erratic weather hasn't ditched our whole harvest. Only made 60% of previous years wine, chutney and jam last year due to bad weather and sawfly, grrrr.