Growing a plum tree can be a rewarding experience for any gardener. Plums trees, Prunus domestica are members of the rose – ...

Known as chilling hours, a plum tree typically needs approximately between 700-1,000 hours of being exposed to a temperature between 0-8 degrees over the course of winter for its flower buds to ...

Q. Last year, my plum tree didn’t have any fruit at all. This spring, it has so many plums that I’m afraid the branches may break! Why? This phenomenon is called “alternate year bearing ...

The plum tree is growing nicely, too. It’s not quite half the size of the peach tree, and while there were no blossoms (and therefore no fruit) on its branches this year, I’m thinking next ...

Removing up to 90% of fruit also means that the remaining fruit will be larger and better tasting. Be ruthless when thinning and make several passes since you’re bound to miss branches.