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Is my young Victoria plum tree about to die?
Hi All,
Is my young Victoria plum tree about to die?
I bought a potted Vistoria Plum from a local graden centre at the end of last year (it had some leaves on it).
Repotted it into a large pot, and fed it some fish, blood and bone at some point in very early spring.
Only one flower appeared in March. Buds started to have some little green tips of leaves, then it just stopped.
The branches are still bendy and I noticed a seeping wound where a small branch had half snapped. Without any knowledge of what I was doing I made a clean cut lower down on a larger branch (which itself had already been pruned further up). The sap
is now dripping out of this larger cut.
Whilst I dont think the cuts have done any good, it looks like the lack of leaves issue was present before that occurred - certainly my bigger cut was only done a week ago.
I'm guessing the seeping sap means its still alive, but is it too late for this tree?
Should I do nothing and just wait to see if it grows leaves...?
Any advice most appreciated.
Is my young Victoria plum tree about to die?
I bought a potted Vistoria Plum from a local graden centre at the end of last year (it had some leaves on it).
Repotted it into a large pot, and fed it some fish, blood and bone at some point in very early spring.
Only one flower appeared in March. Buds started to have some little green tips of leaves, then it just stopped.
The branches are still bendy and I noticed a seeping wound where a small branch had half snapped. Without any knowledge of what I was doing I made a clean cut lower down on a larger branch (which itself had already been pruned further up). The sap
is now dripping out of this larger cut.
Whilst I dont think the cuts have done any good, it looks like the lack of leaves issue was present before that occurred - certainly my bigger cut was only done a week ago.
I'm guessing the seeping sap means its still alive, but is it too late for this tree?
Should I do nothing and just wait to see if it grows leaves...?
Any advice most appreciated.
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