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Stone fruit, genus Prunus.

Plums (also known as gages) are stone fruits, genus Prunus, sub-genus Prunus. They can be distinguished from other Prunus (.eg. cherries and peaches) by a terminal bud and solitary side buds. The flowers are in groups of 1-5 on short stems. The stone is smooth and the fruit has a single groove down one side. Mature fruit also have a dusty coating which is easily rubbed off.

The sub-genus contains a number of species. These are divided into Old World Plums; New World Plums, and . Apricot fruit have a velvet coating, and some authors consider them a separate sub-genus.

Use this tag for all questions about plums and gages. Use for questions about apricots.

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Tree identification Washington State

Tree Identification. Any ideas what this is? They emerged red. I feel like it's way too early for them to be cherry and way to small for them to be plums? And they don't look like cherry plums either. Will they get bigger maybe? I can't find any…
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Plum Tree Issue with Rot

My plum tree is rotting where a branch was cut some time ago. The rotting zone had what looked like soil with worms and wood lice. I cut out the affected the region but it is affecting almost 1/3 to half the diameter of the trunk. I have sprayed…
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What kind of plant will my Red Cherry Plum stems grow into?

I bought this small mini red cherry plum seedling on ebay last two weeks ago, I want to know what these two plant stems will look like when they are mature... And describe what will they look like when they get very big. Because I wonder what will…
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Why isn't my Victoria Plum tree fruiting?

I planted a Victoria Plum tree 3 years ago, but haven't had any fruit yet. It had quite a bit of blossoms last year, but no fruit, and very few blossoms this year. Any advice please.
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Plum Tree/Bush Mystery

We purchased our home two years ago and inherited what the former owner called two young "plum trees". Is this in fact a plum tree/bush? If so, what kind is it? What can I do to encourage it to yield fruits? We didn't receive any blossoms this…
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Plum seeds won't sprout

i've been trying to grow some wild plums from seed. They've spent two months in the fridge in a ziplock bag with some perlite and a bit of water, after that i've cracked them and placed the seeds in a wet paper towel. I dunked them beforehand in…
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Aromatic firewood: What is the fastest growing prunus plant?

Prunus firewood smells nice when burned, and the smoke can be used to flavour food (it adds a cherry-like flavour). I'm curious if it would be feasible to grow prunus plants specifically for using the wood as aromatic firewood. What is the fastest…
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Plucking fruit off young fruit trees?

I planted some apples and other fruit trees (plum, peaches, apricot, pears, cherries), and they are grafted on dwarf or semi-dwarf rootstock (or else are naturally semidwarf?). I'm getting close to the time for actually getting fruit. This year I…
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What variety of plum tree do I have?

I bought house in central Oklahoma 4 years ago. It has a plum tree that sits alone in front yard. 2 years ago it produced the best plums I've ever had but none since. I've tried to find out why which brings me here, as I'm hoping to get help…
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Lack of Blossom and Fruit on my Plum Tree!

I have a plum tree that is meant to be self pollinating. I have had it for four years, but when I bought it it was 5 years old. The first two years I had an abundant crop of plums. But for the last two years there has been no sign of any blossom,…
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How to remedy die-off of lower and middle branches on my plum tree?

Introduction I have a plum tree that is not doing well. It is situated alongside a dirt road which gets regular (but not heavy) traffic. There's not a lot of wind, and the sun shines on it for about half the day. For the last 4 or 5 years, the…
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Will mirabelles grow and fruit in Northern England?

Plums can fruit pretty prolifically up here in NE England but we can get frosts quite late into spring and this has to be taken into account choosing varieties of fruit trees. I understand mirabelles flower quite early, but are their flowers at…
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Does anyone know what this is on my plum tree?

We've moved in to a house with an established plum tree, and have noticed this white growth on the side. Does anyone know what it is? Birds seem to like pecking at it. Many thanks!
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Why one of my Red Cherry Plum tree's stem turned yellow?

Last week I seen that my Red Cherry Plum's stems are all green colored, but near these days I noticed some differences and changes. Like one of its right thin stem has turned yellow, in the past its green. Another is that I can see the brownish…
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Why are these leaves white on my plum seedling?

What in the world are these? This is my plum seedling and he is pretty small, but all of his other leaves are large and green. However, he hasn't grown any proper leaves in a while, and all he's putting out are these white ones all clumped up. It…
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