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Hi, out my back I have a plum tree and a cherry tree I bought from some pound-store a while back, both trees have been in the garden now for 3 years and I have a few questions regarding both if anyone can help, thank you in advance (I don't know the variety of them however)
Plum
3 years in the ground now, and I have noticed it hasn't really grown, first year it put out 3/4 branches, and since then it hasn't put anything new out and hasn't gotten any taller, however it has gotten a bit thicker. it produce two fruits in the second year, however they were tiny purplely red berries which fell off and were tiny.
1) is that normal, that it stops growing and putting out branches and thickening up ?
2) right where the tree comes out of the ground there is now 3 thickish trunks (correct word) not sure what the plant is though, however its all around the plum tree, and the leaves look the same as the plum tree, can anyone tell me what this could be please ?
3) these trunks I mentioned in question 2, I cut back today, will that damage the tree ?
Cherry
Same, as above in regards of the tree being in the ground 3 years, not grown, but gotten thicker. cherry tree produced 4 cherries in the second year, and 2 last year.
1) same question as the one regarding (1) for the plum
2) I notice 3 of the branches have flower buds on it, but no leaves, none what-so ever, but the other 1 branch is full of leaves and no flower buds is this normal ? and if not any idea what is wrong please.
(little update on my chilli plant I was so proud I grew) it has died, I was advised to put it outside and bring it in at night to "harden it off" but the plant has just wilted up and rotten away, so now I still haven't grown a successful chili plant in around 100 attempts
Plum
3 years in the ground now, and I have noticed it hasn't really grown, first year it put out 3/4 branches, and since then it hasn't put anything new out and hasn't gotten any taller, however it has gotten a bit thicker. it produce two fruits in the second year, however they were tiny purplely red berries which fell off and were tiny.
1) is that normal, that it stops growing and putting out branches and thickening up ?
2) right where the tree comes out of the ground there is now 3 thickish trunks (correct word) not sure what the plant is though, however its all around the plum tree, and the leaves look the same as the plum tree, can anyone tell me what this could be please ?
3) these trunks I mentioned in question 2, I cut back today, will that damage the tree ?
Cherry
Same, as above in regards of the tree being in the ground 3 years, not grown, but gotten thicker. cherry tree produced 4 cherries in the second year, and 2 last year.
1) same question as the one regarding (1) for the plum
2) I notice 3 of the branches have flower buds on it, but no leaves, none what-so ever, but the other 1 branch is full of leaves and no flower buds is this normal ? and if not any idea what is wrong please.
(little update on my chilli plant I was so proud I grew) it has died, I was advised to put it outside and bring it in at night to "harden it off" but the plant has just wilted up and rotten away, so now I still haven't grown a successful chili plant in around 100 attempts
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