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Planted victoria plum tree last year. It's grafted onto other root stalk. Has survived the winter gales and storms of coastal garden. Appears healthy and has plenty leaves but hasn't blossomed. Any ideas why it hasn't blossomed or am I being impatient? Suggestions and advice welcome

Hi Fleurs,Someone posted the other day saying that plums only crop every other year.i am a rank amateur,but read back through some comments i'm sure it'll help.

I know that RustyLady has a magnificent crop off her Victoria ... but this year, hardly any blossom at all.

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Your tree is very young, and needs time to establish itself before it will flower and fruit regularly. Is it in a pot or in the open ground? Victoria turns into quite a large tree so is probably not suitable for pot growing.

thanks everybody for the reassuring answers

i have a vic plum tree, last year didn't have any fruit, this year we have loads, so i think its true they only fruit every other year, well mine do anyway x

My Victoria has fruited well every year since I moved into this little cottage. It had been totally butchered by either the landlord or the previous tenant, and has taken a little TLC to get into working order. Still a bit of pruning of dead wood to do. However, this spring it produced hardly any blossom (I blamed myself for letting it carry an enormous crop last year). Main point, however, is that although I had plums set from the few normal early spring blossoms the tree is now producing odd flowers here and there and they appear to be setting. Anyone got any ideas why? I've never experienced this with fruit trees before.