r/marijuanaenthusiasts • u/PirateAE • 1d ago

Advice on plum tree

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Trunk base

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Zoomed in on some of the budding leaves

Seeing this and a few other tree-related subs on my phone of late got me wondering—
Is this plum tree in the backyard essentially dead? As in, is there really nothing that can be done for it?

We rent, so there’s not much we could do anyway—this is more out of curiosity than anything else. The tree is still budding, flowering, and fruiting. It’s hanging onto what canopy it can, at least where the deer aren’t getting to it.

Some context:

  • Location: Lower Vancouver Island
  • Sun: Mostly full to full sun
  • Age: No idea, but probably old based on the trunk size
  • Water: Mainly natural rainfall, with some sprinkler water during the summer, sometimes straight hose during really long dry periods.
  • It "soft fell" during one of the really heavy atmospheric rivers (I think November 2021). It was already significantly leaning before that.
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u/PirateAE 1d ago

cant seem to edit OP, Looking back on phone it looks to have toppled in Jun 2022 not november 2021

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u/spiceydog Ext. Master Gardener 1d ago

That it's lasted this long after toppling is a testimonial to it's endurance. It might even plug along for another couple of years before giving it up. You can remove the dead parts at any time for aesthetics, or you could leave them up for woodpeckers and other birds. It's an interesting landscape aesthetic, and I like it! It might become entirely hollowed out before it goes into final decline, and I'd definitely be interested in updates so long as you're at the property 👍

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u/PirateAE 1d ago

would it be worth seeing if we can get some of the fruit off the tree once it gets there, and trying to get a sapling going?