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Different Split?

arideout3arideout3 Posts: 5
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I have a Victoria Plum tree some 7/8 years old that has naturally grown into 2 separate stems - one stem is fully flowering and actively growing the other stem is doing nothing - no obvious disease or aphid infection & both stems treated exactly the same - does anybody have any idea what the problem may be. Thanks

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited April 2021
    No need for 2 posts as most look at discussions rather than categories.
    Have posted on our other thread in potting shed category 

  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Is one of the stems coming from below the graft?
  • arideout3arideout3 Posts: 5
    Sorry about double post but first timer and not sure I had it in the right place!
    Anyway photo attached & left side lower branches are the problem - I am not knowledgeable on fruit so any help will be appreciated🤗

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2021
    It doesn't appear to be a graft problem as the non-flowering branch is well above any graft point.  

    Does the branch on the left of the photo produce leaves?

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





  • arideout3arideout3 Posts: 5
    There are leaf buds on the left hand branches but no leaves at the moment whilst the rest of the tree is in blossom.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I suspect the left-hand branch has developed a disease, such as canker in the bark or Silver Leaf.  Hopefully, inspecting the leaves when they finally emerge will give a clue, especially if the latter disease.  Either way, the only likely solution is removal of the whole branch, back to the trunk.  However, don't do any pruning until July or it could catch Sliver leaf disease (if it doesn't already have it), as plums shouldn't be pruned between September and June, inclusive.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • arideout3arideout3 Posts: 5
    Thank you for your advice.
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