Plum Tree Blooming
By fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29819)
Momence, Illinois
April 19, 2016 7:53am CST
My plum tree is finally blooming. It's so pretty when it's in full bloom. The plums we get are pretty small and mostly the birds and squirrels get them before they are fully ripened. I don't mind though we have enough other fruits growing that we really don't need more bringing fruit flies into the house. The beauty alone is enough for me.
My husband has netted this tree on several occasions trying to preserve the fruit until it can fully ripen and they taste pretty good. Usually we don't get that many plums for netting to even be a necessity. Not sure why this tree doesn't produce much because as you can see it blooms and makes fruit.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
I think they stick around about a week or so.
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@Juliaacv (56199)
• Canada
19 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 Its a lot of work for the tree to produce these beautiful blooms and they only last a week.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
@Juliaacv True and then they have to go about the business of producing fruit.
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@gudheart (12659)
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19 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 I am probably the one not seen the tree before I bet!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
@gudheart Oh I"m sure you are not the only one.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
So glad I could show you one. Nothing more beautiful than a fruit tree blooming.
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
24 Apr 16
Why yes! The tree blooms very beautifully 
I wouldn't mind that view daily!! 
I wouldn't mind that view daily!! 1 person likes this
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
27 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 aw really! Still a weeks worth of nice views at least hehe
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby Nothing more beautiful than a fruit tree blooming.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Apr 16
and you have to look daily as the blooms only last about a week.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Apr 16
I know some about gardening, but not much about fruit trees. I assume you need a male and female?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45490)
• United States
19 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 I know that we had pear trees at one house and some had fruit and other didn't.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
@AbbyGreenhill Wonder why one didn't did it look sick.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
No we only have the one, apparently it's self pollinating We also have a cherry tree that is self pollinating..
@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
20 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 Those are small plums. But if they're good, that's all that matters.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Apr 16
@just4him I have never seen plums that small and when I occasionally get to try one before the birds eat them they are really good.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
Not sure, we didn't plant this tree. It's a dwarf tree however it's not very tall. And the plums are cherry size.
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@JudyEv (381967)
• Rockingham, Australia
20 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 My mother had a flowering quince that had really lovely flowers. I'll add a photo.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
@JudyEv So quince is a fruit? Seems I may have heard of that before. It's just lovely.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
Thanks and yes they do, the most beautiful blooming tree is always a fruit tree.
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@bunnybon7 (50970)
• Holiday, Florida
19 Apr 16
as you say it is very pretty and perhaps the critters feed on most of it. lol
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
The critters always get the plums. The plums are very tiny like cherry size, we don't mind much.
@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
21 Apr 16
It certainly is a pretty tree with lots of blooms but it is a shame that doesn't give you lots of fruit.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Apr 16
It sure looks like it should but it never does.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
20 Apr 16
'tis beautiful :) i fear the winds took the blossoms plum off'a ours this year (pun intended). we don't get many from ours, figure coz 'tis the only one 'round fer 't least 1 mile 'n the cross-pollination jest don't happen that oft. ours're tiny - 'bout cherry size 'n if'n ya don't keep a careful watch'll miss'em entirely. they're extremely sweet, the birds love 'em. bad thingy's they spit out those seeds 'n now i've "volunteers" comin' 'p'n odd places..like under the front porch, lol.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
Sounds like my tree. It is a dwarf I think it's not very tall, but we never get to eat the fruit. We get runners off the tree itself, but we mow those down, we don't want another plum tree and there is now room for another to grow in the same place.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
Yea the fruit is secondary, the fruit is small and the birds usually get them all.
@DianneN (254926)
• United States
19 Apr 16
@fishtiger58 I would love to pick my own plums. Are they tasty?
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
I don't think so we don't have another one and it does get plum although very small ones,
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
@DianneN they are so small it's one bite, and more often than not the birds get them before they ripen fully. We don't mind we have so many other fruits growing we couldn't possibly eat it all. We have given peaches to the area nursing home though when we have a bumper crop.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
Sounds like my tree, as we didn't plant it we are not sure what the variety is. Could be a wild plum, tiny little fruit.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
They are so beautiful when blooming, even though I have tons of pics showing them I still can't help myself and out I go for more.
@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
21 Apr 16
@miniam Love spring after a long cold hard winter.
@miniam (9151)
• Bern, Switzerland
20 Apr 16
@fishtiger58
I also never get enough of spring blooms
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
We do get bees, but they are becoming endangered.
@antonbunot (11146)
• Calgary, Alberta
19 Apr 16
It is like covered with snow flakes!
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
20 Apr 16
Gorgeous isn't it. Yesterday when the wind blew some of the petals came off, I was watching out my window and it looked like it was snowing.
@IreneVincent (15960)
• United States
19 Apr 16
It's very pretty in full bloom. I like plums for eating. One of my favorite fruits.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
I love plums as well, just wish the fruit would get bigger, these are very small.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
19 Apr 16
That's a wonderful tree. I think you like it more for the blooms than fruit.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
19 Apr 16
I do, the fruit is tiny and the birds get them, so I do enjoy the blooming part.
