Blossom Blue
Posted in Antiques on 08/16/2010 04:25 am by adminCan I cut down the two scrawny trees (which my brother says are the males) near my two fruitful plum trees?
The leaves on these trees seem similar to those on the plum trees, but blossom with little blue/purple flowers whereas the plum trees blossom white. If they are, indeed, the males, do I need to keep both of them - one for each fruit-bearing plum tree, or is one male enough for both of them? Can't they cross-polinate each other? Or do they have to be different species? Thank you.
Did you plant them? If you didn't, then they are more than likely "suckers" that have grown from the rootstock (plums are notorious for sucker production). If this is the case, cut them off and get rid of them. All of the energy is going towards these useless suckers, instead of fruit production for your plum trees. The flower color should tell you that they are not true plums, but rather scrawny suckers. There is no such thing as "male" plum trees for your brothers information.. Hope this answers your question.
**Billy Ray**
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