"Rod" wrote in news:b6smo0$8nfuj$1@ID-
104411.news.dfncis.de:

Hmm. Well, I am a mediocre botanist, but it matches P. cerasifera
(cherry-plum) fairly well, so some sort of plum rootstock seems all
too likely. As you say, probably not for apricot or peach, but it
could be for a plum or cherry.

That makes some sense - Cherry Plums were sometimes planted in such a
position. We had one in one garden I worked in -made some v. nice jam.


Hmm thanks.

I have had a quick look for pics of Cherry Plums, but all the photos seem
to be of much nicer trees than mine (typical!)

I have now put some pics of the tree at http://www.shirwell.org.uk/garden/
if that might help confirm the diagnosis.

If it is/they are cherry plums, can I prune them to produce better trees
with more flowers?

I have been pruning the old apples round there, and they are flower-budding
like fury this year for the first time since we moved in.


Victoria