Posted by mark on March 9, 2010, 6:51 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?
> 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.
> ;-)
Okay. I'm going with this advice thank you.
mark
Posted by Spider on March 5, 2010, 12:57 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?
> mark
It really isn't worth the risk. Even if you use wound paint, you could be
sealing the disease in, rather than out. Wait until a hot, dry April day
*at the earliest*.
Spider
Posted by Jo on April 9, 2010, 5:05 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?
> mark
> I moved house in September and have a plum tree in my new garden. There
> were a lot of climbers plus a willow which all needed cutting back so I
> asked a tree management expert about all of these. He told me that
> October time was the ideal time to prune the plum tree and I had him do
> this accordingly.
Jo
>
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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?
> 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.
> ;-)