maria leahy Staff asked 13 years ago
The questions relate to training these two plums trees to train against 6’ high concrete post and panel wall. (All wires not in place yet.) Pictures attached. The first is ’Opal’ and I would like to know if I should leave only it’s 2 lower laterals or could I use both these and two other strong laterals higher up (by 2 ft.) to train as fan, or could this particular specimen be trained as a Palmette or is this method suitable for plum trees? The second is Golden Gage. Should I retain the 2nd left lateral (with the ID tag attached) rather than the lower left one as it seems the stronger of these two in training this tree? What length should I prune these to (16”?) and should I do this when they start into growth or shortly afterwards?