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    From Clive Page@usenet@page2.eu to uk.rec.gardening on Wed Aug 20 10:29:05 2025
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    We've had a plum tree in our garden since we moved in many years ago -
    so an unknown variety. Most years it has had a pretty good crop. This
    year too, but now after the crop has finished the leaves first went a
    rather lovely yellow and now a rather less attractive brown. No doubt
    they will all fall off before long.

    News reports suggest that quite a lot of trees are in trouble because of
    the prolonged drought. Is our plum likely to recover or is it likely to
    die? It's a fairly old tree so maybe the best thing is to chop it down
    and replace it with a new specimen?
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    Clive Page
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  • From The Natural Philosopher@tnp@invalid.invalid to uk.rec.gardening on Wed Aug 20 11:07:06 2025
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    On 20/08/2025 10:29, Clive Page wrote:
    We've had a plum tree in our garden since we moved in many years ago -
    so an unknown variety.-a Most years it has had a pretty good crop.-a This year too, but now after the crop has finished the leaves first went a
    rather lovely yellow and now a rather less attractive brown.-a No doubt
    they will all fall off before long.

    News reports suggest that quite a lot of trees are in trouble because of
    the prolonged drought.-a Is our plum likely to recover or is it likely to die?-a It's a fairly old tree so maybe the best thing is to chop it down
    and replace it with a new specimen?

    Ive had plum trees for 20 yeas infested with a fungus that kills them
    I just cut them down to nearly stumps and they grow back again and make
    plums

    OTOH I've lost several box plants an a deutzia this year due to drought.
    My (tentative) advice is to see if anything sprouts next year.

    If it does leave it to do its thiingg
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