The tap root of any deciduous tree will be longer than the.

Oct 09, Use a vigorous wild plum of some kind for the root stock (prunus cerasifolia is often used) and bend down a new shoot from the Victoria close to a joshua tree couple charges dropped shoot on the root stock.

Strip the green surface layer from both, and tie them tightly and closely together with insulating tape.

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Aug 23, You could take cuttings, but on it's own roots it would get big and could take a long time to fruit. So as Pete said grafting is the way to go, but you would need a suitable root stock. Overall it might be best to buy a Victoria plum on a suitable root stock (Pixy gives a tree about 8ft high) from a good nursery. Agree x 3. Take pencil size cuttings of hardwood plum trees about 6 to 8 inches in length with clean pruning shears.

Apply rooting hormone to the cut ends.

Stick the cuttings in a good rooting medium. I’ve used sand in the past but in this case I used potting soil and had success. Sep 21, The recommended method of plum tree propagation is from cuttings. Take a cutting from the plum tree in the spring when the first flower buds appear.

Choose a shoot approximately an eighth-inch in diameter and cut off a piece 6 inches long. May 17, Where To Buy The Victoria Plum Tree?

Below is an example of the type of cutting your should take from your plum trees.

The best place to buy these plum trees are at a local garden center. This way you can inspect your young plum tree or cutting before it’s sent to your home. This isn’t always an option that is available to everyone, however. This plum is also available from a few online retailers such as Nature Hills Nursery. This can be a harder to find plum tree as it is so.