Netted Plum

Right after the apricot is finished being harvested, it is time to move the bird netting over to the plum tree. There is no time to wait for this, as that is how close the fruits come into maturity.

So I am putting up apricots, and the last of the apricots are just being stowed away when  the plums are ready to harvest.

Here is the Burgundy plum with fruit mostly at the bottom of the tree. Last year it had a light amount of fruit, and this year it was a healthy amount of fruit, and I really hard pruned the top of the tree to open it up and lower the height in the early spring.

We usually have a couple of plum crostatas, then I make jam, then we eat them fresh and give some away.

We have had this tree since 2011. It came from the Community College of So. Nevada when they used to have fruit tree sales in early spring. You would order them in November and they were shipped from a nursery in CA. This particular one is on rootstock Mariana 26-24. The only thing I can tell you about this rootstock is that it sends up saplings all around the tree from the roots. That might be consistent with most grafted plums but it is prolific!

Burgundy plum is a great choice if you are interested in getting a plum tree for your backyard.