How To Grow Plum Trees From Seed, 0-3 Months
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Published 2018-03-27
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Sorry for the delay and for no updates but we are now ready to get the second series of Growing Plum Trees from Seeds kicked off!
The plum seeds that I will be using in this series were purchased from an organic grocery store and I left the plums in the fridge for more than 3 extra months - a form of stratification, if you will.
After several months in the cold fridge (when they were near rotting) I removed the seeds. Then I used a small hammer to crack the seed shell and remove the actual seeds.
Next, I tested the seeds for viability by soaking them in water for about an hour to ensure the seeds sank (this usually means that they are viable seeds).
I then used the wet paper towel/ziploc bag method to create a mini greenhouse for them and placed them in a warm dark place.
Finally, after 3 weeks, 2 of them sprouted. I waited another week to ensure the roots were healthy enough and there was some green seed leaves emerging before I transplanted them.
It's been 3 months now and both are doing well.
One I topped for a test to see how it grows compared to a non-topped one.
I am excited to see how these plum trees grow over the next several months.
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All Comments (21)
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Yes, as my grandfather told me decades ago, hard pit fruit trees, need the frost period to properly come out of hard shell, sprout in spring and grow leaves and limbs in summer. Always, trim and prune in late fall October-December. Don't expect fruit until tree is mature=3 years. Cherry, Apricot, Plum, Peach and even roses. All same Genus of Plants.
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Its interesting. Once I'd dried and popped the seeds out, I stuck them in a jar with dam sphagnum moss, put the lid on and left them in my fridge until they sprouted. That took two weeks for two and three to four weeks for the others. Once sprouted, I popped them straight into a cup of soil, kept them damp and left them on my windowsill. They grew surprisingly quickly.
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One of the most concise, clear and uncomplicated videos I've seen on growing plums from seed - THANK YOU!
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So I just found a plum seedling in a compost pile left out in our very wet and cold aussie winter! This is how I came across your video.
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Rob a adjustable pliers are the bee's knees, when it comes to opening seeds. You can adjust pliers to avoid cracking the seed. Easy peasy! β€π
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Thank you! I've always wanted to do this since my grandmother's plum tree's harvesting hasn't been that good lately :/ so I wanna do something for her and give her more plum trees.
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The sinking in water method only works with the shells on to know that the shell is not empty. If you already extracted the seed out from its shell you dont need to check if they sink to the bottom
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Pro tip. If you sprinkle cinnamon on the paper towel, you can reduce mold.
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I've always planted lemons oranges grapefruit apples avocados even pomegranates from seed but straight in the soil. Some grow some don't. I didn't know I had to take them out of the shell. Great video!
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Thank you very much. We harvested lots of little plums from a wild tree in a park near us and saved the seeds - really good to know how to do this. Thank you π±πΏ
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Safest way to open these is with a pipe wrench, and slowly close it until it splits open.
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Canβt wait to start planting plums thanks
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Very interesting! Thanks for the insight
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Thanks, I recently bought the biggest sweetest juiciest plums and and I would love the grow trees from the seeds I hope this works!
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Plum blossom is gorgeous, must experiment with this
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this is so fascinating- thank you for this!
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AMAZING vid! You really did help me! Thanks!
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What an awesome video!
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Fabulous, thank you π will give it a try π΄
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Hello from Honduras Honduras thanks for the video i give a try a got a plum seed to grow
