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Plum tree with few fruits
My plum tree has barely four fruits but last year and the year before it was full so it can't be one of those alternating year ones. Last year I shook it to get the plums down. Could this have damaged it?
Wish I knew how to put this in with all the other plum tree questions but short of clicking on 'new thread' I can't see how to put questions inthe right place. There isn't much in the way of help for people not 'in the know' about how to use a forum. |
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I think proper caring and use of insecticides and fertilisers can help a lot. Besides these chemical can do it fast but i really in oppose of chemical as they affect our health.
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Many fruit trees have it in them to become alternate year bearing if they have a heavy year, or run of heavy years, and feel the need to recover. Next time it looks like your tree is heavy laden, perhaps thin it a bit. You can also lose most of your fruit in a given year if there is a dry spell or a frost at just the wrong time. |
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Plum tree with few fruits
echinosum wrote:
Tufty;932313 Wrote: My plum tree has barely four fruits but last year and the year before it was full so it can't be one of those alternating year ones. Last year I shook it to get the plums down. Could this have damaged it? Wish I knew how to put this in with all the other plum tree questions but short of clicking on 'new thread' I can't see how to put questions inthe right place. There isn't much in the way of help for people not 'in the know' about how to use a forum. Clicking on "new thread" is just how to do it. You are in edible gardening, where else did you want it to be? Many fruit trees have it in them to become alternate year bearing if they have a heavy year, or run of heavy years, and feel the need to recover. Next time it looks like your tree is heavy laden, perhaps thin it a bit. You can also lose most of your fruit in a given year if there is a dry spell or a frost at just the wrong time. I am guessing that my tree in Seattle did badly because of the cold wet Seattle spring. There were NO bees to be seen while they were flowering. |
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Plum tree with few fruits
I am guessing that my tree in Seattle did badly because of the cold wet Seattle spring. There were NO bees to be seen while they were flowering. In the S. Sound near Mt Rainier, I had plenty of bees since early May, mostly Bumbles and Masons working the early flowering trees. Thick as thieves right now on the Cones, Lavender, Oregano and Marjoram. However this years cool wet weather did cause a bit of brown blossom rot to come out on the cherry and plums, also lots of Powdery Mildew settled on the Hazelnuts and Blackberries. Saw signs else where from the Quinault area south to Oly. http://www.collierarbor.com/problemp...som_Blight.pdf |
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