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Mar 30, Pruning Beach Plums for Fruit Production.

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Beach plum (Prunus maritima) plants are extremely variable in growth habit. They may vary in size from a small woody, low-lying shrub with numerous shoots to a medium-sized tree with one or more distinct trunks.

Sep 21, For best results, prune beach plum trees in late winter. Buds develop on last year’s new growth, so keep that in mind when trimming. Keep height at a level that facilitates harvesting of the fruit. Removing lower limbs keeps fruit off the ground. Cuts or wounds do not need to be sealed. Beach plums may be pruned in late winter to early spring.

If you are planting for harvest, biennial fruiting can be a concern.

Remove crossed, shaded, cracked, and down-pointing branches. Diseased branches with cankers and black knot should be removed. Maintain an open canopy to facilitate light penetration and air circulation. Keep plants at a size where picking is practical. Beach plums may be pruned in late winter to early spring. Remove crossed, shaded, cracked, and down-pointing branches. Diseased branches with cankers and black knot should be removed. Maintain an open canopy to facilitate light penetration and air circulation.

Mar 31, Pruning Your Beach Plum Shrub For quality fruit production, a light, annal pruning for your Beach Plum is recommended. Prune in late winter or early spring while the shrub is still dormant. A good rule of thumb is to prune for a central leader or open center shrub formation. The beach plum is still largely a wild unexploited plant. As with any wild plant grown from seed, its vigor, growth habit and size, and the size and quality of its fruit varies.

The beach plum grows in a tree-like form or as a low, bushy spreading plant that can reach widths of 10 to 15 feet. As a bush, the beach plum can grow to a height of 10 File Size: 55KB. May 11, Beach plum shrubs are beautiful.

They are tough plants and they produce delicious fruit. These shrubs, with their showy white blossoms and vibrantly coloured fruit (in shades of blue, purple, crimson and yellow) were once prolific in coastal areas of the US and bushdig.bar: Susan Poizner.