Posted by mark on March 1, 2010, 10:16 am
I want to prune a couple of plum trees which have got a bit tangled.
I have read that the best time to do this is June because of the risk of
silver leaf infection.
However I'm keen to do it now. Is there something I could paint on the
cuts/wounds to compensate for non-ideal time of year?
mark
Posted by Christina Websell on March 1, 2010, 2:54 pm
>I want to prune a couple of plum trees which have got a bit tangled.
> I have read that the best time to do this is June because of the risk of
> silver leaf infection.
> However I'm keen to do it now. Is there something I could paint on the
> cuts/wounds to compensate for non-ideal time of year?
If you get a good reply from this I'd be interested,
I'm terrified to prune my plum trees - they so hate it, and like yours they
are getting a bit tangled.
Tina
>
Posted by David Rance on March 1, 2010, 5:32 pm
On Mon, 1 Mar 2010 Christina Websell wrote:
>>I want to prune a couple of plum trees which have got a bit tangled.
>> I have read that the best time to do this is June because of the risk of
>> silver leaf infection.
>>
>> However I'm keen to do it now. Is there something I could paint on the
>> cuts/wounds to compensate for non-ideal time of year?
>>
>If you get a good reply from this I'd be interested,
>I'm terrified to prune my plum trees - they so hate it, and like yours they
>are getting a bit tangled.
Well, that's what I've actually been doing today. Admittedly one of
them, a greengage, is a bit sick. Not silver leaf but the trunk is a bit
rotten. I'll let you know in a year's time whether it was successful!
David
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Posted by David WE Roberts on March 1, 2010, 5:27 pm
>I want to prune a couple of plum trees which have got a bit tangled.
> I have read that the best time to do this is June because of the risk of
> silver leaf infection.
> However I'm keen to do it now. Is there something I could paint on the
> cuts/wounds to compensate for non-ideal time of year?
Realistically you take a view on how many other plum (and similar) trees
there are near you which may already have silverleaf and how great is the
risk of infection.
You can buy wound sealer or just paint on emulsion to help protect the
wound.
Whatever, you should really only prune when the tree is growing strongly and
can heal itself easily.
What is the problem with waiting a few months?
Read a book, sow some seeds, go for a walk.
Breathe deeply and relax.
Step away from the tree. Nothing for you here.
;-)
Posted by Jim on March 1, 2010, 6:53 pm
David WE Roberts wrote:
>
> Step away from the tree. Nothing for you here.
>
> ;-)
LOL! - but so true :)
Jim
NE England
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> I have read that the best time to do this is June because of the risk of
> silver leaf infection.
> However I'm keen to do it now. Is there something I could paint on the
> cuts/wounds to compensate for non-ideal time of year?