Plum problems

[nathanrbryant]

Hi, is anyone able to inform me what this is growing on my plum tree and how I can get rid of it please?


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[Capsid]

The white sheen on the fruit is a fungus, you get it on grapes too. The larger blobs are the fungus growing on the rotten fruit that is either over ripe or has been damaged.

[nathanrbryant]

Any tips on how to get rid of it?


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[FB.]

Probably some sort of brown rot, often the fruit is over-ripe, bruised by wind-damage or split after heavy rain which followed a dry spell (as stated above).

It would help tremendously if rotten or dried plums were not left on the tree because they reinfect fruits the following year. "Mummified" blackened and shrivelled fruits hanging on the tree during the winter, or rotten fruits on the ground, will carry the fungus through to the following season.

[rustylady]

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Brown rot - you should have thinned your plums to improve airflow. Pick off the affected fruit and hope for the best.