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Plum tree

maggyditto3uA50qHEmaggyditto3uA50qHE Posts: 3
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I set a plum tree from a garden centre, the main stem died but a shoot came from the bottom and is still growing well with  bushy leaves. Will it eventually fruit or should I discard it please

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Is it a grafted tree? If it is, and the new shoot is coming from the rootstock below the graft, then it won't be the plum variety that you bought. The graft looks like a bump or knobbly area near the bottom of the trunk, or possibly near the top of the straight trunk if it's a "lollipop" shaped tree.
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  • maggyditto3uA50qHEmaggyditto3uA50qHE Posts: 3
    Thank you for your comment. It looks like it is a grafted tree from your description. The new growth is very healthy and not tall but bushy , do you think it will still fruit even if a different variety?
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    The rootstock is probably St Julien 
    From what I've read it will produce plums late in the season - some reviews say they're very tasty - others say they're too acidic to eat unless fully ripe

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  • maggyditto3uA50qHEmaggyditto3uA50qHE Posts: 3
    Thank you Pete, it was a Stanley plum but as you so rightly say the rootstock is st julien
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