Average, clay loam. I treat with natural fertilizers high in potash, low in nitrogen. Added soil sulfur to get PH around 6.5.
Climate at this location:
Cold Hardiness Zone 5-6, High Desert
Tree form:
Espalier
Height:
Not sure
Cropping:
Not specified
Growth:
Not specified
Herbicides:
Manual treatment (hoeing and weeding)
Pesticides:
Not sure
Season records for this tree
2019
Spring blossom: 20 April
Size:
1.5m / 5.0ft high 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 I placed a deer net up to protect my little espalier. It's a fan, and has grown to about half of what I want it to be. Had a pretty good blossom - maybe 10-12 clusters, on 4 main branches. I hope to develop more fruiting spurs and grow it up to the full 6-7 feet of space I have allocated.
2018
Size:
1.0m / 3.3ft high 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 Deer munched a lot of this tree early in the spring, maybe mid April. The tree spent the rest of the year recovering.
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