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Frances B
Frances B Salisbury, MA on May 06, 2012
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What's wrong with my flowering purple plum tree? - and what can I do about it now?

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    Knarled crusted split branches
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    The whole tree in it's sunny location - it thrived for about 3 years and now has been declining for all of last year and again this spring. Is it a fungus?
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  • Kathy R Rocky Point, NC
    found this for you....."The plum is a strikingly beautiful specimen tree, but it is notoriously short-lived (in some zones it won't exceed 10 years); it is susceptible to bark-cracking, diseases such as cankers on branches, leaf-shot on leaves (small holes caused by bacteria), pear saw-fly (larva of their eggs develop on leaves, resembling tiny slimy tadpoles, and they feed on the leaves). If your soil isn't perfect (rich in humus, or if it's a bit clay-heavy), this adds to the short lifespan. "

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