Prune Your Plum Tree
There are two considerations when pruning plum trees. Firstly to establish a good shape, secondly to avoid any infection with silver leaf disease. Click on pests and disease in the left hand menu for a detailed description of silver leaf ... [... more]
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Prunus domestica 'Warwickshire Drooper'
Find out how to grow Prunus domestica 'Warwickshire Drooper' A self-fertile plum tree producing yellow-skinned fruit with orange flesh in mid- to late September. The first batch to be picked can be used as cookers, while those left hanging ripen ... [... more]
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PLUM TREE VARIETY
The best way to make a decision on taste, is to understand a little about the variety of plums available. Plum - some are cooking and some are eating. These make up some of the best plums for the UK climate. Taste is a matter of personal ... [... more]
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Plum Tree care with pictures - page 1
Plum trees should not be the first choice of fruit tree for the totally inexperienced gardener, but with a little knowledge they are not too hard to grow - read on and let GardenAction show you how. Standard or bush) 25 kilos (58lb). Greengages - ... [... more]
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Diseases of Plum Trees
Plum trees will begin to produce fruit at four or five years old. Like most fruit, leave the plums on the tree until they are ripe and ready to eat. Ripe plums will be produced over a month or so and it is best to pick a few but often over this ... [... more]
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PLUM TREE CARE
With newly planted trees, check in their first winter that they are not lifted by frost, and provide them with water during dry spells. Plum trees grown against a wall or fence will need more regular watering throughout their life. With more ... [... more]
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How To Plant a Plum Tree
Firstly, plan the position of the plum tree according to it's eventual size at maturity (click on the left hand Plum Quick Index for 'Size of Plum Trees'). Allow enough room so that it is not crowded. Plums have three main needs, warmth ... [... more]
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Plum Victoria Los x 1
 Plum Tree VictoriaHarvest your own delicious plums from these fine trees. These lovely healthy trees are ideal for small gardens and produce full sized tasty fruit. [... more]
£17.00
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Victoria Plum Tree
Without doubt this is the most popular plum tree available to UK gardeners today and it has consistently outsold every other fruit tree each year for many years. The reason is that it is a fantastically prolific self-fertile tree which will bear over 100l [... more]
£13.00
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Plum Pruning Techniques
To avoid the risk of Silver Leaf Disease, always prune plum trees when they are growing strongly, mid-June is a good time. The pruning of standard, half-standard and bush plum trees is the same with the exception of the height at which the main ... [... more]
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