Plum blooms, but does not bear fruit - what should I do?

The situation when the plum blossoms luxuriantly, but does not yield exactly any harvest, occurs quite often. What to do in this case? Is it really necessary to send a healthy tree under the ax? Do not rush - we will tell you what to do if the plum blossoms, but does not bear fruit.

Plum poorly fructifies - possible causes

First of all, let's see why the plum does not bear fruit:

1. The first reason is that there is no pollinator nearby. As is known, plums refer to self-fertilizing plants. Those. for the formation of the ovary, they necessarily need a number of flowering plum of another variety. Moreover, for most of them only a certain variety can act as a pollinator. So, for a sort of plum "Skoroplodnaya" a pollinator of the variety "Alenushka" will be needed. In this case, the trees of both varieties should be located at a distance of no more than 10 meters from each other. If a particular pollinator is not defined, then several plum trees of different varieties can be planted nearby. In the case of a small garden area, you can confine yourself to grafting several branches of the desired variety into the crown of the plum . If the plum has ceased to bear fruit, a possible reason may be that earlier there was a nearby pollinator, which was then killed or cut down.
2. The second reason is that the tree suffers from pest infestation. For example, the weevil-colorod literally destroys the future crop on the root, eating out the middle of the flowers before they blossom. Cope with pests will help timely treatment of trees with insecticides, as well as special adhesive belts, which are fixed on the trunks of trees in early spring, before bud blossoming.
3. The third reason is that the sink is not properly planted or suffers from a lack of nutrient substances in the soil. When planting a plum tree, it must be remembered that excessive penetration of its root neck is fraught with the fact that the plum will begin to ache. Forces for fruit formation in this case it will not remain. The same can be attributed to the case when the sink is planted in marshy areas, or in areas with a low nutrient content. In addition, the plum may suffer from lack of sunlight because of the shading trees or structures, or because of the excessive thickening of the crown. To make the plum bear fruit in these cases it is possible only after the causes of its morbid state have been eliminated-feedings have been made, the drainage ditch has been dug, the plum has been transplanted to another place, excess branches, etc. have been cut out.