Hello I have a beautiful tree in the back yard that has what I believe are cherry plums.
The trunk and branches have thorns about 1-2 inches long , nasty sharp !
It produces white flowers and beautiful little fruit, they taste like plums.
I have pics I hope I can figure out how to post them. I'd be happy to e-mail them out as well.
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I believe I have the same tree. I planted it from a small sprout and it grew and bloomed, until it was very damage by getting the leaves removed. Ever since that it hasn't bloomed, it has grown very large though but I'm still waiting for the plums. Anyone have an idea what to do to make it bare plums?
Hi Mnz
The problem with the stone fruits is that once they get growing very strongly they can become reluctant to bloom. They just head for the sky.
Pruning by shortening branches only makes the growth stronger so they need to be slowed down in some other way.
The easiest is to tie the upright branches down to as near to the horizontal as you can without them breaking. Done in the spring when the sap is in full flow they are more supple and should respond if they are not too thick.
If the odd branch is just too strong then remove it completely in the summer months when the sap is flowing strongly and paint straight away over the cut surface. Even so....don't over do the cutting.
Best way to weight them down is with plastic bags full of stones or soil. After a couple of months they should stay in position.
This slows the sap run right down and lets full light fall on the branch to encourage bud formation.
When planting new stone fruit trees it pays to carry out this proceedure from year one then the trees are much easier to deal with as they get older.
The problem with the stone fruits is that once they get growing very strongly they can become reluctant to bloom. They just head for the sky.
Pruning by shortening branches only makes the growth stronger so they need to be slowed down in some other way.
The easiest is to tie the upright branches down to as near to the horizontal as you can without them breaking. Done in the spring when the sap is in full flow they are more supple and should respond if they are not too thick.
If the odd branch is just too strong then remove it completely in the summer months when the sap is flowing strongly and paint straight away over the cut surface. Even so....don't over do the cutting.
Best way to weight them down is with plastic bags full of stones or soil. After a couple of months they should stay in position.
This slows the sap run right down and lets full light fall on the branch to encourage bud formation.
When planting new stone fruit trees it pays to carry out this proceedure from year one then the trees are much easier to deal with as they get older.