Topic: plum tree

[mutty042130]

hi been given a plum tree is it to late to plant out ?

[Kleftiwallah]

What are you going to do with it if someone says "It's too late"  :o     ?

I should pop it in.   :)    Cheers,     Tony.

[Coastie]

I agree with Tony.

If it survives you gain, if it fails you haven't really lost anything.

[mutty042130]

hi cheers its in a large pot at the moment

[Alex133]

Agree - should be fine just keep well watered first couple of years.

[Kleftiwallah]

Just a little add on from Alex 133,  what he means when he said "Well watered" he (I'm sure) means watered well.  More plants die from overwatering than underwatering.   Chewers,    Tony.

[Robert_Brenchley]

Give it a bucket of water, every day, all season. It should be OK.

[Alex133]

Re the watering, it's just that I have lost a couple of young fruit trees due to too little water. One was a 2 year old damson earlier this year in that, seems a dream now, hot, dry spell we had - flowered, buds forming nicely and then kicked the bucket.

[mutty042130]

cheers for info