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We have fruit trees, plum, pear, apple, morello cherry and sweet cherry. The plum has had lots of fruit over the last 5 years but didn't fruit this year and looks unwell, the pear hasn't ever fruited (5 yrs old) the fruit arrives but is blown off, the cherrys are good as are the apples. We would love to plant more trees and were thinking of hazel nut or some other edible nut, what would you recommend and how deep to plant them etc
I have some apple and plum trees in my garden. Every year the bees eat all the fruit. What can i do about this problem?
Can I pick plums while they are not fully ripe.? Every year my plums are destroyed with wasps so this year I thought I might beat them to the fruit. Would they ripen off the tree?
Leaves wrinkled & branches distorted-no fruit my plum tree OPAL. have it 4 yrs but dont know its age when bought- never got fruit but lots of blossom this yr & last yr-- when the same thing occured-its in a large container--grafted on to "PIXIE" stock-sprayed it with "Combat" this yr at 1st of damage, but even new growth was affected-looks very sick to me.
This years crop of cherries is the best ever,though I've never picked them before. How can I tell if they are edible type?The tree is green leaved with white cherry blossom in Spring, as distinct from maroon leaf type tree.I'm keen to pick and use them if edible. Secondly, the same tree is c.14 ft high, with c. 12ft.span , and I'd like to know how and when to prune it correctly.Many Thanks , DOCC.
I have 2 plum trees separated by about 10 feet. One of them has some type of disease. One of its two branches produced leaves which are falling off and have brown spots. The other branch has no leaves at all. The other tree is perfect and is producing fruit. Can you help with the sick tree? Regards, Gasman
Is it just our garden or is there a severe shortage of plum blossoms this year? Every other year our trees would be overlaiden with blossoms at this time of year, but this year there are very few. Is there anything I can do to remedy this?
I have today discovered I have had brown rot on plum tree & have in error left dead fruit over winter. What spray is best to use having now removed dead wood around tree?
I have a plum tree in a large container, When can i move this to the ground, It is called Prunus Domestica, It is self pollinating, Where is the best position to plant it, I live in county Galway near loughrea
Every year some of my Victoria plums get a fungus like scab, shrival up and then fall off the tree. I know I'm too late for this yearI but I was wondering if you could tell me if there is anything I can do to avoid this problem next year.
Is it safe to use plums from a tree where some fruit have brown rot.
I purchased a young Victoria Plum tree last November and it is doing well. It is a good shape, "wine glass", but is getting very leggy. Can I trim back the long spindly new growth now or must I wait until the autumn?
What's happened? We have a small orchard with old fruit trees (in Cheshire) including plums and cherries (plus apples etc). Many trees, including some that have always had plums on them before and some that have always had cherries on are now full of ripe fruit that looks exactly like largish cherries (colour, shape, skin) but they have the texture and taste of plums.
I have a problem with my cherry tree. I have loads of blossems, lovely plump green cherries and then when it comes to ripening they just wither on the tree and fall off. This happens every year and I am very disappointed. I thought last year it was because they did not get enough water so this year I gave them plenty and things were no better. I wonder if you would have a remedy.
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