Now that the icy conditions have, for the time being at least, receded I planted a plum tree which I bought a week or so ago. A nursery we called in on was selling some fruit trees at a very reasonable price, probably because they were root balled, rather than container grown, and they needed to get them moved on sooner rather than later. I spied a healthy looking, well formed young tree among them and with premeditated impulsiveness decided to buy it.
It is the ubiquitous Victoria plum. But its popularity is well-deserved because it is prolific, very tasty and self-pollinating. We do have other plum trees, including an aging Victoria, but there is room for another. We like plums very much.
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Newly planted Victoria plum (with the essential
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We purchased a pack of 3 fruit trees (apple, pear, plum) 4 years ago. We were told not to e pect fruit for about 5 years. The plum died the first year, the pear has leaves but no fruit, and the apple had just one small fruit this summer. I hadn't considered the pollination issue. If I buy more trees, I think I will consider a Victoria. They are great fruit, very versatile.
ReplyDeleteThe plastic guard prevents ring barking by the petrol strimmer too. Can you grow Plums from their stones or are they grafted? I have never grown them.
ReplyDeleteI think if you grow them from stones they won’t come true and it will be a long time to fruit.
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