plums

[Millit]

Hi, can i ask a q, i have a 5 yr old plum tree,every year we have flowers but only get plums every other year, is this suppose to happen

[vicky]

They def do have a good year followed by a poor year. You could try thinning the fruit in a good year so it has more energy to put in the following year and this should help to even it out. Also last year's weather was rubbish for plums!

[Flummery]

Some plums, like some apples, are effectively biennial fruiters. I think they just need a rest between performances. If yours is one of these varieties you can't do much about it. (except buy another tree)

[andy12345]

This should help.

Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bloom

[Millit]

Some plums, like some apples, are effectively biennial fruiters. I think they just need a rest between performances. If yours is one of these varieties you can't do much about it. (except buy another tree)

looking like it, its a victoria plum tree

[Millit]

This should help.

Why Fruit Trees Fail to Bloom

thanks for that link very interesting x

[rustylady]

I have some plum blossom open now on my Victoria. Last year's crop was huge, but not so many flowers this year. Maybe I should have thinned more drastically last year, or maybe it wouldn't have made any difference?