"Rusty_Hinge" wrote in message
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Rusty, perhaps that should be: Inexperienced people should never prune
plums.

Some plums, whoever prunes them, shut-up-shop and refuse to fruit for
years.


That's just plain stroppy, but surely a varietal problem, rather than a
pruning problem.


I used to prune my Victoria plum tree most summers in good hot, dry
weather.
It was vigorous, healthy and very fruitful for about 15-18 years.

Victorias are an exception, I believe.


Lucky for me then :~), and lucky for the op, who happens to be growing
Victoria.


It
eventually died after three branches broke in less-than-appropriate
weather,
letting in Silver Leaf disease. I replaced the tree with another trained
against a fence; that too, is pruned each summer. I am always scrupulous
about clean secateurs used in perfect weather conditions. Done
correctly,
pruning of plums is possible and, when trained against a fence,
essential.

Some plums.

Try pruning a greengage...

We tried a greengage, but the Husband Thingy signed it's death warrant when
it was stingy with its fruit :~{. Who knows, patience may have been
rewarded ...

Spider


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Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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