Advice on plums?

[snewman]

I have a fruit tree that I bought as an apple tree (incorrectly labelled, apparently). I have several apple trees, but this particular one has never done anything. I think this is the third year for it. This year it has two "things" on it that might be plums, definitely are not apples. Are plum trees self-pollinating? If I got another one would I get more fruit? I had wished it to be an apple tree, but I'll take a plum!

 

[patandchickens]

Japanese plums are mostly non-self-pollinating; a lot of the European plums do self-pollinate.

Got pics?

Good luck, have fun,

Pat

 

[Rosalind]

It may or may not be self-pollinating--hard to tell unless you know variety for sure, and there are a zillion kinds of plums. But undoubtedly if you get another that can pollinate it, or even just another stonefruit (peach, nectarine also work for plums), you will get better yields.