Knowing how to grow a plum tree from a plum stone is surprisingly easy. It simply requires patience, and some care and attention. The satisfaction of a bumper harvest is just reward when growing ...

Growing a plum tree can be a rewarding experience for any gardener. Plums trees, Prunus domestica are members of the rose – or Rosaceae – family, and so unsurprisingly they put on a brilliant ...

One wild plum tree is enough to pollinate up to five or so grafted plum trees. A drawback of plum trees is they tend to flower early, making them sensitive or vulnerable to freezing from early and ...

7. The shape: Step back from the tree, and look at its shape. Plum trees have a round or oval shape, whereas cherry trees have more of an umbrella shape. 8.

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PRUNING plum trees is essential to maintain a fruitful crop each year and timing it right is the key to keeping a steady harvest - but as the harvest season comes to an end, when should you be ...

As I pull into the parking area at my neighbor Chip’s house in early spring, the late afternoon sun lights up her Shiro plum tree, and I sit there, staring at its beauty. No leaves have emerged ...