I planted a plum tree ( victoria) last year and it seemd to take and looked quite healthy. Alas when we took the garage down which was closeby it got knocked by a large sheet of asbestos and some of the smaller branches got broken. To date there is no sign of any new growth. Can anyone advise whether I should cut my losses and dig itup or whether it may recover given time?

Thanks

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I planted a plum tree ( victoria) last year and it seemd to take and
looked quite healthy. Alas when we took the garage down which was
closeby it got knocked by a large sheet of asbestos and some of the
smaller branches got broken. To date there is no sign of any new
growth. Can anyone advise whether I should cut my losses and dig itup
or whether it may recover given time?

Thanks


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Ang


Just cut off the tip of a branch. Just an inch to start with. If there's
any green inside then it's alive and will regrow. Look very closely.
If its brown and dead then that should be pretty unmistakable. Keep
doing that until you get to a part where there's any green. Some branches
may still be alive. If the roots were damaged when the tree was disturbed
then it might take some time to recover. You don't say how big it is
but if there's no joy this year it might be wise to dig it up and
inspect the roots.

michael adams

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Ang writes:
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| I planted a plum tree ( victoria) last year and it seemd to take and
| looked quite healthy. Alas when we took the garage down which was
| closeby it got knocked by a large sheet of asbestos and some of the
| smaller branches got broken. To date there is no sign of any new
| growth. Can anyone advise whether I should cut my losses and dig itup
| or whether it may recover given time?

Leave it. My damsons have started sprouting only in the last week,
and new growth from old wood usually takes longer. If there is no
sign of life by midsummer, scrap it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

|In article ,
|Ang writes:

| I planted a plum tree ( victoria) last year and it seemd to take and
| looked quite healthy. Alas when we took the garage down which was
| closeby it got knocked by a large sheet of asbestos and some of the
| smaller branches got broken. To date there is no sign of any new
| growth. Can anyone advise whether I should cut my losses and dig itup
| or whether it may recover given time?

Leave it. My damsons have started sprouting only in the last week,
and new growth from old wood usually takes longer. If there is no
sign of life by midsummer, scrap it.

I'm with Nick (except I'd probably give it until autumn). I
accidentally did this to a Nashi pear once.
Or rather the wind picked up a fence panel and did it for me. Took
about 3 years to regrow but it is now perfect although missing a couple
of branches. So far only the pear tree is showing obvious signs of
growth.

Plum might be a bit more vulnerable to fungal infection after damage
but I'd leave it alone unless there are obvious dead bits once the sap
has risen.

Regards,
Martin Brown