Where have all the wild plums gone

KTsgirl

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I live in zone 6. I haven't seen a wild plum tree in several years. So...what's up with that?
 

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Plenty of them around here. DH grubbed hundreds out when he cleaned out our rear woods. 'Sides that, we purchased 25 wild plum trees from our extension office.
 

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I have one growing at the edge of my garden.

It is nearly 500 miles too far north for a Klamath Plum. The tree blooms in outrageous profusion, well before final frosts. Apparently, the daylight hours are long enuf to prompt the flowering. Then, I have about 5 plums off what must be a very olde tree.

Steve
 

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Oh my goodness...I've four d one that was being choked out by honeysuckle & saw briars... KT fixed that. Does anyone have a surefire way of starting one from a cutting?
 

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I found one a couple years back while out picking blackberries. Went back last summer with hopes of making jam only to find the property had been posted no trespassing. Bummer!
 

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