We have a plum tree and as far as we can find out it may have been there 20 years or more, we have been here for two years and have just created a garden from a jungle!! the plum tree was lovely last year but this year it seems to have a problem the leaves are turning brown and crunchy on most of the branches but not all the leaves and it has started oozing (the best way i can describe it) orange sap, it sets hard on the branches the plums do not seem to be forming very well at all, can anyone help us novice gardeners??
Hi Rhys, My plum tree has done exactly the same i have tried spraying it feeding it but it is just sad and wilting and only has skinny branches. Anyone have any ideas. thanks.
I have a young Victoria plum and this is the first year that I have seen it with leaf on, the leaves have mostly come out with a effect that the leaves look as though they have been burnt and just crumble away I have tried spraying and have now cut the branches back, the leaves were full of holes and turning brown, can you advise me as to what it could be.
I planted a victoria plumb tree about 3 years ago, this is the first crop of fruit it has had, but the plumbs have stopped growing and are hard and green, and not very big, is this normal for its first crop?
Hi, I have a plum tree which is about 10 years old,up until the last 3 years I've had lovely fruit from it. The last 3 years all the fruits begin to ooze a gel like bubbling substance, I'm assuming pectin, and this year, the fruits have also split heavily and oozed even more. I took some advice a couple of months ago and started to feed it weekly and then 2 weekly, this seems to have worsened the problem, or something has as this year is the worst they have been for bursting and oozing. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Many thanks
I have a neglected victoria plum tree about 6 years old. It is August, can I prune it? There are a few plums on it, but are a long way from being ripe, and the new growth is very long.
I have had my allotment now for three years in which we planted some apple both eating and cooking a plum and cherry tree. When I planted them I mulched the base by covering with black sheeting and chopped bark. This year I had three plums on my tree which were okay. But when went to clear the base of weeds I took the cover back and cleared the bark only to find an enormous ant nest. Subsequently my plum tree leaves have shrivelled and the poor tree looks absolutely dead. Could somebody tell me if this is normal for a plum tree or could it possibly have been the ants. Thanking you in advance for any advice anyone can offer.
To Dr Andy Downie, Our Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland has been encouraging people to restore old orchards and traditional varieties under the Countryside Management Scheme, which is part of the Rural Development Programme. Here's a link to the press release.
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It looks like Defra does something similar with its Countryside Stewardship Projects.