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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.

Well, yes - if you prune the wrong variety...

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.


/prune/

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 ...

IME, they tend to have good years and bad ones. I was going to turn a
greengage tree into timber and firewood, and it must have got wind of
the intention, and was loaded with fruit that year...

--
Rusty
Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional.
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