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DISEASES OF
PLUM TREES
INDEX
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Diseases of Plum Trees
(continued - page 7)
Harvesting
and Storing Plums
Plum trees will begin to produce fruit at four or five years old. Like most fruit,
leave the plums on the tree until they are ripe and ready to eat. Ripe
plums will be produced over a month or so and it is best to pick a few
but often over this time. Any diseased fruit should be removed
immediately because they will only attract diseases and wasps.
Ripe plums keep for only a few days and are best stored in the fridge. If you
want to keep plums for longer, pick them when they are slightly
under-ripe, placing them in a paper-lined box in a cool dark place.
Pests and Diseases of Plums
Use the 'symptoms' column to diagnose the problem, then click on the
disease for more information and details of how to deal with it.
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Disease / Pest |
Symptoms |
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Plum Sawfly |
Small holes in the plums, sometimes with a gooey black liquid seeping
from the holes. The young plums will fall before ripening fully. |
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Red Spider Mite |
Leaves fall earlier than normal and are bronze in colour. |
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Rust |
Slightly
raised round spots on the underside of the leaves. The spots are
rust coloured (browny-red). |
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Silver leaf |
Silver
coloured leaves turning brown, wood flesh stained brown or
purple, fungus growth on the infected branches. |
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Bacterial Canker |
Shallow
depressions at the base of branches during Autumn which enlarge
in spring. An amber like gum may also appear. |
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Aphids |
Leaves
curl and new shoots are distorted |
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