Water a young plum tree abundantly when the topsoil gets dry—this will help it develop a strong root system. “Manual watering ...

Discover the secrets to maximizing plum production on a single small tree with our expert guide. In "5 TIPS How to Grow a TON of Plums on ONE Small Tree!", we share valuable and actionable strategies ...

We’ve been eating from ours since Christmas when the first Japanese variety, Santa Rosa, began ripening. Of all the fruit varieties, plums are by far the easiest to grow. They require little care and, ...

Whether you're growing Victoria, Avalon or Blue Tit plums, pruning should be done yearly to keep a healthy plum tree in your garden. Timing is everything when it comes to pruning your garden plum crop ...

Would the roots of a 25-foot plum tree go to a depth of 5 feet? A plum tree does not have a notorious root system, one that heaves up sidewalks, for instance. The vast majority of roots of any tree ...

Winter is here and yet we’re still getting plenty of gardening questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty ...