I Have the same problem as Tom 7th July, the tree is only very young I have had it about twelve months, it was bought with leaves on it and they seemed to be ok, but this year the leaves are all looking as though they have been burnt put them in your hand and they would crumble, so I cut all the branches of the tree, new branches have started to develop with a lot more clean growth but still a few damaged ones remain. Can you help Thanks Tom
The plums on my tree this year have split rough skins and what looks like mildew/mould on them. Please could anyone shed some light as to the cause and if possible cure. Thanks Frank
Help, moved house, have plum tree(s) but think they are Reine Claude variety. Where can I see a picture of the fruit to confirm, and the actual botanical name of this.
Have moved house and acquired about 17 fruit trees, apples, pear, plum, peach, abricot, cherry and fig! (live in S.. of France!) but need to be able to identify this lot, is there a website where I can see photos of fruit etc that would help. All ideas gratefully received!
My Victoria plum tree is looking sick this year. The leaves are a third of the size they should be. Last year's crop lush and thick, you can see right through the branches. There is fruit but it does not look like they will get into plum size. Some of the leaves are a little yellow, some have fallen off. It is not a large tree,and is about 30 years old. Help please?
My victoria plum tree is looking really poorly. We moved to this house 3 years ago, I think the plum tree is very well established at least 20 years old. It bore lovely fruit for the last 2 years, the previous owner also advised that the fruit had always been good,has looked very healthy but this year most of the leaves have now gone yellow and dropped off and the fruit that was on there is now dried and just looks like raisins. It has a curly wurly flaky growth on most of the branches (fungus?)Can anyone help?
Reply to Eleanor: 'Victoria' plums should be ripe and ready to eat during August. My 'Victoria' plums aren't quite ready yet, but I'll keep checking over the coming weeks to pick them at their prime.
Remember that birds love them, too, and wasps may be around, so take great care when picking to ensure wasps aren't eating fruits.
I have just planted a young Stella cherry tree and unfortunately I have torn off one of the branches. The bark is missing on a section of the trunk about 10 cm long. What can I do to repair the damage, so that disease does not enter my new fruit tree? I did think about putting a sticky plaster over the wound!
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There is fruit but it does not look like they will get into plum size.
Some of the leaves are a little yellow, some have fallen off.
It is not a large tree,and is about 30 years old.
Help please?
Thank you, It would be very helpful.
Remember that birds love them, too, and wasps may be around, so take great care when picking to ensure wasps aren't eating fruits.