Show Us Your Plums

Watto · Post by **Watto** » December 30th, 2012, 10:46 am

At this time of the year (give or take a bit depending on where you live) plums should be in fruit and it would be great if those people who have been posting photos of their plums over recent times would post a few photos of their trees in fruit.
Its no secret that I am very fond of plums, so here is one of mine to kick off with.
Watto

MattA · Post by **MattA** » December 30th, 2012, 11:26 am

Nice plum Watto, I don't any with fruit on mine, didnt even get flowers but its still one of my faves...

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Watto · Post by **Watto** » December 30th, 2012, 3:27 pm

Thanks Matt. I do love a good red leaf plum and I will dig one this coming season.
Cheers

Meagi · Post by **Meagi** » December 30th, 2012, 4:41 pm

Love the triple trunk trees ..can you answer this
I was told most remove the fruit as I was told it takes away from devolving into bonsai
Is this true ?

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » December 30th, 2012, 5:27 pm

Meagi wrote:Love the triple trunk trees ..can you answer this
I was told most remove the fruit as I was told it takes away from devolving into bonsai
Is this true ?

The fruit does drain energy away from the developement of the tree. Yes when the tree is finished so to speak and in show yes it is a good idea to only leave a little fruit on not too much. Here is mine this time of the year, no fuit, have just shortened some sacrafice. It was cut back hard in the roots and top, winter, the result nice tight foliage and internodes but no fruit.

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Watto · Post by **Watto** » December 30th, 2012, 7:04 pm

Thanks for posting Ant, your tree is developing and there is a nice bit of carving. Some English "experts" think that you should leave some area for water to sit and thus the rot will develop much quicker and therefore will give you a more natural uro. Do you have an opinion on that?
I let mine flower and fruit when they want - generally. I have a simple theory that Mother Nature has designed them this way and who am I to argue? However I do reduce the number of fruit if it is likely that it will damage the tree by breaking a branch etc. and I fertilise quite heavily. Also I do enjoy the look of the fruit on the tree and there is some special thrill in eating fruit off a bonsai.

Jarrod · Post by **Jarrod** » December 30th, 2012, 7:59 pm

Ate the ones off mine this morning!

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » December 30th, 2012, 11:24 pm

Watto wrote:Thanks for posting Ant, your tree is developing and there is a nice bit of carving. Some English "experts" think that you should leave some area for water to sit and thus the rot will develop much quicker and therefore will give you a more natural uro. Do you have an opinion on that?
I let mine flower and fruit when they want - generally. I have a simple theory that Mother Nature has designed them this way and who am I to argue? However I do reduce the number of fruit if it is likely that it will damage the tree by breaking a branch etc. and I fertilise quite heavily. Also I do enjoy the look of the fruit on the tree and there is some special thrill in eating fruit off a bonsai.

Watto i cant wait for the fruit, next year hopefully !!! i will not repot and i do want the growth to extend some so

Water to rot for natural uro. Possibly, why not it sounds logical. QV always hopes that to happen to his Elms... Plum wood is bloody Hard !!! so i dont for see problems but certainly could be interesting.

i think its a good idea to fertalise heavily if allowing to fruit and the wild plum actually enjoys the food...

Watto · Post by **Watto** » December 31st, 2012, 6:08 am

Photos Jarrod, photos?

Damian Bee · Post by **Damian Bee** » December 31st, 2012, 6:42 am

Dug these up from my Nans house before she moved 3 years back.

White flowers, no idea of variety.

anttal63 · Post by **anttal63** » December 31st, 2012, 7:01 am

medium size oval shape yellow flesh ??? I have one too , they are possibly Blue tit gage plums. Not the hardiest but make the best Grappa/Slivavitz !!!

Watto · Post by **Watto** » December 31st, 2012, 5:28 pm

Thought I would show another. This one is just a junior and will need many more years before it becomes a bonsai, but it does show that with plums, even very young stock will flower and fruit.
I know there are many more out there, keep them coming!

alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » December 31st, 2012, 6:15 pm

Hi Fella's this has been neglected a tad over the last year , just trimmed it for this pic and only left 1 plum on it this season

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Ithink this is 3 years in development since layered off might only be 2 as i lost this year some where .

Cheers Alpine

Pup · Post by **Pup** » December 31st, 2012, 6:36 pm

No fruit, this is a red flowering plum, not known for there fruit but a nice flower, more pink than red.
This one has been in training for just over 12 months.

I think in another 2 years we will have a nice Shohin. Nice to have a picture

Cheers Pup

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alpineart · Post by **alpineart** » December 31st, 2012, 9:21 pm

Hi Pup , nice little plum there , is it a true red or what we call here i the East a Copper Bronze ?. Green/bronze on top and red underneath . My nieghbour has a double flowering pink , its leaves are red early in the season , then turn copper bronze .

Cheers Alpine

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