Certain plum varieties are somewhat resistant to black knot disease, including Shiro and Santa Rosa, both of which I have grown and, yes, both of which became infected with the disease.

Plum pocket results in formation of distorted, light green, bladder-shaped fruit. Although these diseases become visible on our peach trees in the spring, the treatment window is fall, after leaf ...

Winter is here and yet we’re still getting plenty of gardening questions to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension ...

Plum trees are susceptible to diseases that have the potential to be more problematic when pruning is done in wet weather. If you can find a window of dry weather in which to prune in late ...

Perfect for cooking in desserts as well as an ideal plum for bottling, they're also tasty when fully ripe and picked and eaten straight from the tree. An easy grower, it has good disease ...