What's yours? (Courtesy of OSU Extension Service) Should plum trees be pruned in spring, fall or winter? Q: When is the best time to prune a 20-year-old plum tree? I get conflicting information.

Damson 'Prune Damson' US hardiness zone ... A Japanese plum with a similar appearance to 'Victoria' is the 'Methley' plum tree - available at Nature Hills. 8. Plum 'Laxton's Delight' US hardiness ...

Last year I promised my son, Nat, a Mirabelle plum tree for his birthday ... how much time you're willing to devote to pruning and managing the trees. Like other fruit trees, plums need full ...

But if you cut back plum trees in the summer they are much less likely to succumb to either diseases. Choose a dry day to prune, when the risk of infection will be at its lowest, and first cut out ...

The best pruning time for plum trees is early summer. Pruning plums in winter should be avoided, as there is a greater risk of silver leaf disease to which plums are prone. Start by removing ...

Plum trees are different to apples and pears in so much as the main pruning is done while they are in active growth. This is because their chief diseases, namely bacterial canker and silver leaf ...

In November, I received the following email from Gary Sparr concerning a tree that plum lovers should consider planting. “We have an 11-year-old Methley plum tree that is blooming now with new ...

Question: It’s October and the peach and plum trees have started to bloom. Should we perform needed pruning now or wait until the normal time during winter? Answer: October flowering could mean ...

Our plum tree has some mossy looking balls growing ... If you give these plants a severe pruning, it will take at least a couple of years and maybe longer for them to return to the long-leaf ...