Plum tree dead branches

yqzy9r5m4w-qAZbm_P · June 2023

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Hi everyone I’m new to the site, so thanks in advance. I’ve seen some posts about plum trees without leaves, so I thought I would have a go for my tree. Only one side of the tree has leaves. Can anyone advise? - see pictures sorry about the rotation but I don’t know why it did this?

fidgetbones · June 2023

It could have had silver leaf which kills it. Prune all dead wood out in the summer months, so you could do it now. You will end up with a funny shape tree, but better that than dead. Do not prune plum trees in winter.

steephill · June 2023

I have turned and brightened your photos for a better view. Sideways photos are a long standing problem here, nothing you did wrong.

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I don't think it is worth persevering with your tree, it has come to the end of its life. Sounds brutal but if you just removed all the dead wood you would be left with a very unbalanced tree which wouldn't survive for much longer.

yqzy9r5m4w-qAZbm_P · June 2023

fidgetbones said:

It could have had silver leaf which kills it. Prune all dead wood out in the summer months, so you could do it now. You will end up with a funny shape tree, but better that than dead. Do not prune plum trees in winter.

Thanks I’ll cut out the dead wood and see if I get anything from it this year 👍🏻

yqzy9r5m4w-qAZbm_P · June 2023

steephill said:

I have turned and brightened your photos for a better view. Sideways photos are a long standing problem here, nothing you did wrong.

I don't think it is worth persevering with your tree, it has come to the end of its life. Sounds brutal but if you just removed all the dead wood you would be left with a very unbalanced tree which wouldn't survive for much longer.
Thanks for changing the pics, I’ll trim it for this summer and get this summer and see if we get fruit. We didn’t get much last year

yqzy9r5m4w-qAZbm_P · June 2023

Thanks for changing the pics, I’ll trim it for this summer and get this summer and see if we get fruit. We didn’t get much last year

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