Fruit tree blossom 2019

[mothhawk]

One of the nectarines that grew from a stone chucked in the compost has had a flower. just the one, but it's a start. This is its fifth year from a stone.

[DannyK]

Apricot Petit Muscate about six years old. Not seen a lot of fruit yet .
Will try covering some with net curtains which a vine suggested.https://www.flickr.com/photos/103667.../shares/17yz6Q

[fishpond]

Victoria Plum, always flowers, doesn't always get pollinated.
The other 2 plums are on the way.

[Nicos]

My mirabelle came into flower some time in the past 2weeks whilst we were away.
Two of our plum trees are just about to flower....

[Brack]

Here in Durham my pear (Concorde) has big buds just beginning to burst. Only planted it a year ago so it'll be its first few flowers.

Apples are still budded up, but it looks like the self fertile Cox which I gave a hefty pruning last year is going to end it's sulking and flower this year, and the bountiful. Cherry looks promising too.

[nickdub]

Spectacular year for blossom here - never seen so many flowers on the plum trees - probably down to the hot summer last year. Pear almost out and the apple not too far behind - even I might be moved to take a few photos when the apple blossom is out, if the weather is good then.

[Nicos]

A couple of plums have got some fully opened blossom, the wild cherry has one lower branch just opening.
The frost got the mirabelle

[nickdub]

Sorry to hear about the frost, they can be a bugger at this time of year. Been lucky here so far this Spring down to -2 or so, but fortunately not low enough to do any damage. And one of the benefits of being up on a hill is it has to get pretty chilly in a radiation frost to cause problems with the tree blossom.

[unclefudgly]

Asian Pear Nihiseki covered in blooms

[It never rains..it pours]

Been quite jealous seeing this thread as no blossom here bar nectarine but looking at weeks weather forecast here, it may be a blessing

[nickdub]

Early flower blossom is a classic hostage to fortune - much better to have late blossom on most tree fruit, when the risk of frost is much less.

[Brack]

First plum blossom opened today (in Durham).
Trouble is, I've only seen one bumblebee out this year. The other problem with early blossom - is there anything awake to pollinate it?

It's an opal plum - planted last year, so probably 3 years old. Gardenfocused suggests in Durham it should be flowering last week in April, so looks like we're 3 weeks early (although the garden is perhaps a bit sheltered by houses/trees to east and west and a shed 6' away on the north side, but even so its early).

The cherries (carmine jewel and sunburst) aren't flowering yet, but I can see petal colour on the buds of carmine jewel and the Mirabelle de nancy.

[nickdub]

First plum blossom opened today (in Durham).
Trouble is, I've only seen one bumblebee out this year. The other problem with early blossom - is there anything awake to pollinate it?

It's an opal plum - planted last year, so probably 3 years old. Gardenfocused suggests in Durham it should be flowering last week in April, so looks like we're 3 weeks early (although the garden is perhaps a bit sheltered by houses/trees to east and west and a shed 6' away on the north side, but even so its early).

The cherries (carmine jewel and sunburst) aren't flowering yet, but I can see petal colour on the buds of carmine jewel and the Mirabelle de nancy.

As long as the weather is warm enough then pollination shouldn't be a problem - the main risk is frost of course - the fruit is most vulnerable when the flowers are fully open, after the petals fall its a bit less tender.

[nickdub]

Nip and tuck with the frost here last night, as the plum blossom is fully out - down to about -2, so fingers-crossed no substantial damage.

[Nicos]

All 4 plum trees now in full flower.
The wild cherry in my garden is opening up.