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["Richard MURPHY" <murphman108@msn.com>]

Murphy Again, I'm afraid..............

 

This is odd........

I have 4 plum trees, planted in a 10 foot circle (on trial).

Zone 4, Maine. Good farm soil, a little clayish.

Bought all 4 from AA Vineyards.

All 4 appear to have Myrobolan stock.

All were planted 2005.

2 are Stanley and 2 are Mount Royal.

The Mount Royals leaves are much more yellow than the Stanleys.

As far as overall vigor goes, all 4 are about matched; one Stanley actually has a plum on it.

 

These trees, being in that close to each other, get the exact same spray, water, fert., sun (all day)

I can't imagine why the leaf color difference..??...??

Anybody??

 

Meanwhile down here in MA zone 6, the Miller Big Blue plum tree is kicking out fruit as usual.

Unless I go on vacation. Then the two cats get locked in the house.

Then, as someone mentioned, the squirrels ABSOLUTELY HARVEST EVERY PLUM; no survivors!

They are deathly afraid of BOTH cats, as they know they will go right up the tree after them, and have done so. I don't care for cats at all, but these 2 earn their keep.

 

Murph