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halleone · March 13, 2012

I prune my two trees about every second year, as I am too lazy to do it yearly. They fruit on second year wood, so this year will be a "lean" year, as I pruned/cut them way back last fall. What that really means is we will get a modest crop that we have half a chance of actually consuming. Most years, even with heavy, ongoing thinning, they break under the weight of all the fruit (and I prop up the branches). Everyone I know and can talk into taking fruit, gets some. Thank heavens the plum trees aren't so silly!

March 13, 2012	#3
halleone Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Walla Walla, Washington Posts: 360	I prune my two trees about every second year, as I am too lazy to do it yearly. They fruit on second year wood, so this year will be a "lean" year, as I pruned/cut them way back last fall. What that really means is we will get a modest crop that we have half a chance of actually consuming. Most years, even with heavy, ongoing thinning, they break under the weight of all the fruit (and I prop up the branches). Everyone I know and can talk into taking fruit, gets some. Thank heavens the plum trees aren't so silly!