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Problem With My Plum Tree

nick-moultonnick-moulton Posts: 1
in Fruit & veg

I have a five year old plum tree that has fruited the last two years.

This year the tree blossomed but the began an excelorated groth patern with the end of each limb growing three or four new shoots. Each shoot is eight to ten inches long and has leafed, however, the leaves have remained curled up. The rapid groth is affecting the whole tree as it appears thursty all the time.

What would you suggest.

Kind Regards
Nick

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  • BrexiteerBrexiteer Posts: 955
    Can't help you mate. I planted a bare root plum tree last year this year it blossomed and I have little plums ☺ however the tree has not grown at all in height 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    The growth will happen from now onwards @Old Arthritic marc , mine took a little time to settle. Now is a good time to decide what shape/size you want in the future so can prune it to shape , or as I did use weights on the limbs to bend them into their finished positions. 

    Rapid growth now is usual @nick-moulton but yours does sound excessive . As your tree is five and probably nearly full grown you could trim back what you don't want.

    Just a thought did you get the frosts where you are? And have you uncurled the leaves to look for greenfly? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @nick-moulton 😊 

    Has the tree been pruned at all?  These sound rather like ‘water shoots’ ... an overproduction of new growth caused by over-pruning. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    @nick-moulton

    I've just received a private message from you in which you called me an idiot. 

    I’ve tried to help you by making a relevant enquiry about whether the tree had been pruned.  

    If you don’t understand my question just say so ... there is no need to be rude ... and only cowards resort to being rude by private message.

     If you want to say anything to me say it here on the public forum 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    That's a thought @Dovefromabove, never thought of that. Picture might help
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’m loathe to bother now @purplerallim ... see my post above 😠 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    edited May 2019
    How rude! Dove is one of the most knowledgable and helpful members of this forum I think we all know who the idiot is! 
  • purplerallimpurplerallim Posts: 5,287
    That was uncalled for won't be helping anymore.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I wonder if he owns a John Deere
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • wild edgeswild edges Posts: 10,497
    I wonder if he can spell John Deere.
    If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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