Experienced grower's notes on Plum Tree

I've been growing plants seriously for over fifteen years and Plum Tree remains a reliable favourite. For anyone starting out: the most critical thing is formative pruning in the first three years to build good structure. Everything else follows from that.

fireblight bacterial disease affecting pears and apples is the challenge that trips up most beginners and some experienced growers too. I've been growing mine in a specimen tree as a garden focal point for three seasons now and the results are consistently good. long productive lifespan of decades with good management is what makes it worth coming back to year after year. fruitlet setting and development through summer is when I show it off — it earns its place fully then.