Problems With Growing Plums. Part 1

2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38

Plum is not only delicious berries, but also a whole storehouse of useful vitamins. However, it should be noted that the cultivation of such a fruit tree can hardly be called easy. Plum needs constant care, as well as other horticultural crops. In this article, we will talk about the difficulties you can face when growing plums

Quite often, plums have such an unpleasant phenomenon as podoprevanie bark at the root collar. Such signs can occur in a tree after the winter season. In the event that the branches are dry, this indicates that the branches are frozen. Sometimes the buds dissolve the leaves and their flowering becomes quite possible, but later the branches may begin to dry out. Actually, this will be the main sign of crust podoprevanie. Plum is considered a very winter-hardy crop, so the aboveground part of the plum rarely perishes due to severe frosts. At the same time, podoprevanie bark - this phenomenon is considered quite common. All varieties, without exception, are susceptible to this phenomenon, and the result will be the death of the adduction system and the complete destruction of the links between the aboveground part and the root system. At the very beginning of spring, the aboveground part will still show signs of life, but over time it will die.

The mechanism itself for supporting the cortex is quite simple. At the very beginning of winter, due to the temperature difference, condensation will occur, then the bark above the surface of the tree will become wet. Then the tree starts to decompose, this process goes very quickly. Sometimes only two days will be enough and the bark already acquires a brown hue and begins to die off.

Timely measures should be taken so that this does not happen and your tree does not die. The main preventive measure will be planting trees where there is very little or no snow before the soil freezes. In this regard, the southern parts of the site seem to be the most optimal. You should also be careful to ensure that the plantings do not become too thickened. Therefore, it is necessary to select a site where snow will accumulate in less quantity.

For special measures, cooling the soil close to the root system of the plum is an excellent option. You can try to compact the snow layer, which will increase its thermal conductivity. In this case, the soil will cool faster and then, due to the difference in temperatures, condensation will not occur and, accordingly, such a nuisance will not occur with the bark of the tree. It is very easy to compact the snow: you just need to walk on it. However, many gardeners also use the following method: with the help of metal containers they freeze the soil, these containers should be dug into the soil near the tree. The containers should be covered with shields so that they are not covered with snow.

Another effective method of struggle will be planting plum seedlings on special mounds from the bulk earth. The trees will now rise about half a meter above the base soil. In winter, seedlings and trees will not be covered with snow. The soil itself will freeze before the beginning of winter, which will prevent the plums from becoming warm.

Many varieties of plum begin to bear fruit around the third year of life, and finish after ten to twelve years. Actually, this can happen precisely because of the bark podoprevaniya, otherwise the tree could bear fruit longer. Trees can literally undercut every year, but with varying degrees of intensity. Young trees regenerate faster, so they will give a good harvest. However, with age, podoprevanie bark has an increasingly destructive effect, which the plum is no longer able to fight. It should be noted that there are no such varieties that would be resistant to bark podoprevanie. Therefore, the solution to the problem will be preventive measures and vigilant care of the drain during the summer season.