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Victoria Plum Problem

Terry WrightTerry Wright Posts: 5
in Fruit & veg

I have a 4 years old Victoria plum tree which is fruiting regularly and which I have been pruning in June. This year one particular branch has produced plums which stopped growing at about a quarter size and then ripened so they are essentially inedible. The leaves on that branch have died off already (it's still August). What could/should I do to stop this happening again ?

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,139

    Could it be Pocket Plum disease?

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=199


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





  • Terry WrightTerry Wright Posts: 5

    Thanks for the suggestion; however, the plums do have stones which I believe would not be the case with Pocket Plum disease ?

  • Terry WrightTerry Wright Posts: 5

    They seemed to be well controlled by ladybirds this year but if you are right do I have to cut away that branch and spray the rest or what ?

  • LoganLogan Posts: 2,532
    Terry wright it could be just did back I've got a margueries seedling,I think the spellings wrong,there's one branch that has died, think it's thatimage
  • Terry WrightTerry Wright Posts: 5

    The leaves on just the one branch have turned brown while all the others on the tree are still green. There's no obvious reason visible on the branch

  • Terry WrightTerry Wright Posts: 5

    Thanks for all this useful information

  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966

    Hi Terry, I had much the same problem with my Victoria plum last year.  By mid-August it was totally denuded, the fruit had ripened weeks earlier than usual and I was sure I was losing it.

    Though my gardening skills are non-existent, I heard Monty Don say something about silver-leaf and die-back and then he removed the offending branches. 

    On a dry day in June I took the loppers to my tree and removed everything that didn't look right to me!  Well, the leaves are all still on it this year and the fruit has just started to ripen.  I'm quite happy!

  • wellygirl2wellygirl2 Posts: 6
    Can anyone help me with my problem. Bought a victoria plum tree 4 years ago which had three plums on the first year. Since then it neither blossoms not fruits and has poor quality leaves with lacy holes in them. Lately I noticed a branch had died and I removed it. Is it beyond help.
  • Danae(dan-Ah-ee)Danae(dan-Ah-ee) Posts: 966

    Hi Wellygirl

    Most of the time, I must confess, gardening is quite a mystery to me; however, since I've had my difficulties with the lady Victoria myself and resorted to removing anything about the tree I didn't like(!), with some success, I looked around for possible answers to your problems and this is what I found:

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/articles/2008/01/08/damsons_feature.shtml

    It's the latter part of his Q/A feature that deals with plums.

    Hope it helps!

  • PhaidraPhaidra Posts: 582

    Perhaps you'd also like to have a look at this, Wellygirl:

    http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/plum/plum-tree-diseases.htmhttp://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/fruits/plum/plum-tree-diseases.htm

    Good luck!

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