Shohin Plum

This is a Prunus cerasifera which was dug up from the side of the road years ago. It was about 6 feet high then. Now it stands about 7 or 8 inches. I'll post another pic as the flowers open but I particularly like it in bud.

Thanks for bringing a gust of spring to the other Hemisphere, Mike. I will have that picture in my mind while I pick plums from my trees .

Yours is a real little beauty.

Vlad

Very nice!

Here it is sometimes difficult to keep them healthy in the summer, especially this year which was the hottest summer ve've had in 60 years, and ther's often some dieback so I assume you live in a rather cool and humid part of Oz, don't you?

Anyway, congrats for the work you've done

AlainK wrote:Very nice!

Here it is sometimes difficult to keep them healthy in the summer, especially this year which was the hottest summer ve've had in 60 years, and ther's often some dieback so I assume you live in a rather cool and humid part of Oz, don't you?

Anyway, congrats for the work you've done

Thanks Alain and Vlad. Yes Southern Oz. Cool wet winters and hot dry summers. This year we had 2 days of 0 degrees C which is the coldest in many years. Usually minimum is about 5C. In summer we have to cover everything with 50% shade. Even Black Pine! But I'm really sick of the cold.....

Hi MichaelS

One of the best small plums I have ever seen...stunning

Kind regards Yvonne

But I'm really sick of the cold.....

Cold? That's funny.......

Really nice tree, and DOES look wonderful when it's budding.

LanceMac10 wrote:But I'm really sick of the cold.....

Cold? That's funny.......

Really nice tree, and DOES look wonderful when it's budding.

It's all relative. My wife is from Nth East USA and she hates the damp cold here even more than the frozen air back home!

A pleasant image to see.
Very good.

Lovely tree mate!

This is my inspiration for the future Elm i have.

May i ask you what is your feeding regime and the type of soil you are using.
and if you have any other photos of the progression would be great.

Rui Marques wrote:This is my inspiration for the future Elm i have.

May i ask you what is your feeding regime and the type of soil you are using.
and if you have any other photos of the progression would be great.

Hi Rui,

The soil is basically fine orchid bark (3-5mm) 75%, quartz sand (2-3mm) 20%, peat or good fibrous loam (5%)
Feeding is extremely important!
I make my own organic fertilizer cakes (2/3 soyabean meal, 1/3 blood and bone meal) This is used every 6 to 8 weeks over the warmer months. (This size pot would get 4 to 6 cakes about 25mm square) For a boost in cooler weather and occasionally in summer (like before defoliation), I use a good quality hydroponic fertilizer. Once per month I give a kelp extract. Twice per year I sprinkle dolomite lime on all the rose family.

I don't have many early photos of this tree but here are some I found:

Last year at the start of spring..



Last summer. New shoots after defoliation:



This week:

Wow!

Such a beauty. Thank you for sharing it! I someday hope to have something like this, I love the form.

Beautiful, thanks for sharing!

Best regards,
Tom

What a gorgeous tree!

Thank you Michael.

Keep up the good work.

Oh, and if you find more photos, please, post them.