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"Transplanted plum tree" - pruning - Mark_Riga - 04-02-2021
I have a Victoria Plum that usually gives a large crop. Unfortunately, it had to be uprooted and moved today. It is about 15 to 20 years old so could well not survive. It did retain quite a reasonable amount of roots.
Does anyone have any advice on the best way to prune it and when?
RE: "Transplanted plum tree" - pruning - Admin - 05-02-2021
Stone fruits are normally pruned in the summer this may help
https://www.blackmoor.co.uk/how_to_growing_tips.php
RE: "Transplanted plum tree" - pruning - Mark_Riga - 05-02-2021
I've been reading up and apparently I shouldn't prune it as it needs its leaves to grow new roots. But it will need watering well for a couple of years. I will need to trim some branches where it has been damaged but other than that, I'll just thin it a little, water well if dry and hope for the best. I'll probably remove most of the blossom this year if it flowers.