cigil wrote:
> Hi all
> Newbie here hope ye can help. I bought a Victoria Plum tree about Oct
> 2006 from a supermarket and watered it but kept it in its bucket.
> Anyways there was nothing from it last year barely any leaf growth and
> then i moved house.
>
> So now the tree is in its tub on a balcony geting loads of sun****e and
> water and its grown about a foot and is about 6 or so foot tall covered
> in leaves.
> Could I get plums from it this year and if not how should i prune it
> to encourage growth and plums next year?
You should not have to prune it to encourage fruit production. In
fact,
you could be discouraging fruits from appearing.
> Will it flower?
If it doesn't, you will never get fruit. If this plum was not grafted
onto a
dwarfing rootstock, it could take a few years to reach bearing age as a
standard size tree. Hopefully, you have a dwarf or semi-dwarf for your
balconey.
> Also I would
> like to repot into bigger pot but when is best time to do this? I dont
> want to plant it until i have my own house.
You have the right idea there. What you have to be careful about is
the
tree outgrowing
it's pot. That would cause all kinds of problems, possibly killing the
tree
in time,
as the roots strangle themselves.
Best time would be when the tree is dormant, say the end of the Winter
or
very early
Spring. If the roots appear to be cramped, tease them outward before
inserting in
the larger pot.
This plum is supposed to be moderately vigorous. Once your blossoms
appear,
you can
do some hand pollination, if no insects are around. Also, although
this plum
is self-fertile,
it could benefit from another plum tree nearby for better pollination.
You
may want to
plant one of these trees, recommended at this site:
http://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/searchpolpartner.aspx?id=VICTOR
Hope this helps, and be patient
for
those blossoms,
Sherwin
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