Also, learn how to spot and treat other common fruit tree diseases and pests, such as plum curculio worms. With excellent ...

Abstract "HoneySweet" is a plum variety developed through genetic engineering to be highly resistant to plum pox potyvirus (PPV) the causal agent of sharka disease that threatens stone-fruit ...

The longest-lived fruit trees are pear, apple, apricot, quince and Japanese and European plum varieties. At this time every year, brown rot disease strikes most stone fruit, always as ripening starts.

Any type of plum tree will need sunny conditions to thrive, so a south-facing position is best, or an area where it will receive 6-8 hours of sunlight a day.

Compared to other fruit trees, growing a plum tree in your yard brings big rewards with relatively little effort. But if there's one task that you cannot skip if you want a plum harvest worth bragging ...

As it ripens through summer, protecting fruit and nuts from squirrels, birds and perhaps other wildlife can be daunting, and may seem futile.

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In the coming weeks and months, you will need to repot the tree as it grows bigger. So be prepared for that and to possibly overwinter it indoors. Next spring, you should be able to plant your ...