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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 Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

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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From Newsgroup: uk.rec.gardening

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. 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?

Leave it to see what it does next spring; it's just dropping its leaves
early because it can't keep them due to lack of water. As long as its
roots don't die, it should come back next year, although it might be
weakened and you won't get any fruit. You've got nothing to lose by
seeing what happens when its buds normally start breaking.
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Jeff
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