sherwindu;788642 Wrote:
> cigil wrote:
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> 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.-
>
>
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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://tinyurl.com/4d5mbh
>
>
> Hope this helps, and be
> patient for
> those blossoms,
>
>
> Sherwin
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> cigil-
thank you much appreciated
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cigil
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