Well, it sounds like a few of you have had less fruit this year, but for me, I seem to be getting it in huge quantities... my damson is absolutely hanging heavy with little fruits and my victoria is totally full of green plums so am going to have a good crop.
Funny really because the Victoria is about 15 years old (planted on the plot long before I took over) and it has had a dying off problem on one side, so have sawn off the dead branches and painted the raw bits with ordinary house paint and it seems to have stopped the rot on one side and the other is where the abundance of fruit now is... a bit lopsided but looking good!
Last year when I thought it was on its last legs I bought a new Victoria from Aldi in the spring and planted it close by... that is doing well too, lots of growth but no plums yet, although hopefully in a year or so.
I have never had so many damsons though, will have to buy bucketloads of gin and vodka to make my delicious liqueur ... just finished the last of the damson gin from last year so need new supplies anyway :)
Lin
