Yes. Using homemade spreaders to keep branches at good angle.
Tree form:
Central leader (widest at bottom)
Height:
Not sure
Cropping:
Does not usually produce any fruit
Growth:
This tree does not grow well here
Herbicides:
Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:
Un-treated
Owner's comments
Fingers crossed!
Season records for this tree
2017
Size:
1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.0m / 3.3ft wide Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present Did not break dormancy until June, which was better than last year. Exhibits heavy suckering from roots. No more than 3-4" of growth this year to date (16 Aug 2017). Still have fingers crossed.
2016
Size:
1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.0m / 3.3ft wide Did not break dormancy until July. Very little growth.
2015
Size:
1.5m / 5.0ft high 1.0m / 3.3ft wide Canker: Not present Scab: Not present Mildew: Not present Fireblight: Not present Cedar-apple rust: Not present Woolly aphid: Not present Codling moth: Not present Plum fruit moth: Not present Silverleaf: Not present Planted in spring of 2015 as a bare root tree. Tree is a slow grower and has not grown greatly in height, but has grown in width. An experiment to see if this variety will flourish in San Diego heat. Some indications from other growers that it will flourish and fruit. Fingers crossed!
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