Back in the autumn of 2020 I ordered a bare root plum tree from Chris Bowers. It looked a bit like a big twig but I rushed to the garden centre for compost and planted it.
Spring 2021 I had a tiny amount of blossom. It was a delight.
By 2022 it looked like this, about 5 feet or so. There was loads of blossom that spring but the tiny buds that formed just dried out and dropped off.
In the autumn the leaves were a delight, nearly as lovely as the acers:
When it went dormant I potted it up into a half barrel, which will be its permanent home. It is on what is termed dwarf rootstock so will only grow to about 8 feet tall.
This spring it has been smothered in blossom and I am very hopeful of fruit this year.
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Pear blossom is very pretty but the flowers don't translate into fruit. We have masses of blossom and very few pears- in single figures.
ReplyDeleteWe just got blossoms on our plum tree too! Hoping for a good harvest this fall.
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I wouldn't have be able to grow that and certainly in involves a lot of patience I would imagine. Such lovely blossom.
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Mainly I have found that growing things takes very little effort or skill on my part. Just add water. (Though I confess I do walk round the yard and talk to them too, asking how they are doing and praising the ones that are looking particularly fine.)
DeleteSo pretty! My plum trees bring me loads of joy.
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