How To Grow Plum Trees From Seed, 0-3 Months
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- Опубликовано: 11 июл 2024
- First video in a new series about growing plum trees - or at least my second attempt at it! The first one failed because I transplanted the germinated plum seeds before the roots were large enough to adapt from the ziploc bag into soil. I've learned my lesson and I've restarted the series in the next video.
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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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One of the most concise, clear and uncomplicated videos I've seen on growing plums from seed - THANK YOU!
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.
Exactly right luv
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.
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.
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
True, but it's not a clear indication of viability because even if the soft pit sinks, which it will because It's dense, does not mean it will sprout. So, that test is useless for "stone" fruit trees.
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.
Air layering is a good idea as well.
Cut a ring of bark off around one of the branches, then pack soil around the cut and wrap it up. Leave it for 1-2 months, it will have rooted.
Now put that into a small pot and you have a duplicate of that tree. It will also fruit faster. (< 2 years)
Use vermicast mixed into the potting soil then get a pair of granny tights put some of the vermicast into it then dip it into a tub of rainwater " not tap water " then feed the leafs with that :D
😊Bless you and your grandmother.
My grandparents had fruit trees and a plum was one. The jams, deserts and delicious plums were plenty.❤
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! ❤😊
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!
Cool. Did any of your fruit trees from seed turn out good? I love planting fruit n veg from seed. I had the best strawberry plants years ago from seed and the summer killed them couple years ago 🤦♀️ so I have tried to germinate more this year and can’t get any to germinate sadly. I may have to put them in the fridge first for a while. I am growing many fruits from seed, I wish I had done heaps years ago cos they would all be ready by now 😊
These are stone fruits. The shell is hard.
@@snowmiaowYES! The hard shell is only expelled by frost in the ground, animals digestion or manually (hammer, 😞I smashed mine too hard).
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 🌱🌿
Fabulous! We all need to be doing more to keep old ( non GM) sticks goung...and planting where others can freely harvest them ( gorilla gardening) 😍👍
Pro tip. If you sprinkle cinnamon on the paper towel, you can reduce mold.
I heard that soaking the seeds in chamomile tea for a few hours or overnight before the towel method or just planting them in seed starter cups helps with mold and stuff too. I hope this made sense, kinda tired.
Can’t wait to start planting plums thanks
this is so fascinating- thank you for this!
Very interesting! Thanks for the insight
What an awesome video!
AMAZING vid! You really did help me! Thanks!
Plum blossom is gorgeous, must experiment with this
Thanks, I recently bought the biggest sweetest juiciest plums and and I would love the grow trees from the seeds I hope this works!
Fabulous, thank you 👍 will give it a try 🌴
Safest way to open these is with a pipe wrench, and slowly close it until it splits open.
I will try this, thanks mate!
The leaf issue is leaf curl - it affects lots of stone fruit but peaches in particular. It's often caused by natural rainwater carrying spores from other infected plants locally, so if you water them with harvested rainwater that may be it. It's less of an issue if you water the soil or tray so the water doesn't get on the leaves. Hoping to start growing some damsons this year following your advice! Thanks!
leaf curl can be killed by spraying in the winter that fungus is in the bark spraying the leaves want kill it use diluted copper spray i use 2 big spoons per gal water on my peaches during the winter i sprayed 3 yes ago it did not come back it works
that leaf curl is a fungus i do not think water has a lot to do with it ---i had it real bad on my best peach tree in order to kill it you need to spray with copper spray diluted 2 big spoons per gal water you spray in dec- jan when all the leaves are gone its in the bark i sprayed mine at 2 week intervals just to be sure i got it--- that was 3 yrs ago none since once you see it its too late wait till cold weather i see where some spray the leaves --no good the leaves die because of the fungus in the bark good luck
Nice informative video thanks 🍀😊👍🌞
Easy way to crack the shell instead of using a hammer; I use a small VICE and gently tight the seed from its side till I hear a cracking sound then gently insert a small penknife in the small opening and twist open shell. Greeting from Malta - Europe.
I tried cracking the pits in a small bench vise and it worked well.
Thanks for the info
Great job 👍🏾
Hello from Honduras Honduras thanks for the video i give a try a got a plum seed to grow
Thanks for shareing
Great videos
Will try !
Very nice
I had a cherry 🍒 plum seed that I wanted to germinate and perhaps plans. My dad planted peaches, walnuts, and pecans from seeds. I should’ve known better than what I did. I watched along with you on the first video and then this one. I had the bright idea to open the “shell” only to find out that it was the seed. I dried this seed out and everything. 😂 now to find more cherry 🍒 plums. Thank you for the video!! It was really helpful. We germinate seeds along the clear plastic 16 oz. cups with brown paper 🧻 in school. Maybe I’ll try that method as well as yours!!!
Cherry plums are the best! I'm trying to propagate some right now off this video. I had no idea the the seed was inside! I thought the pit was the seed😅
Wow WONDERFUL
WOW Amazing Vid
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I use a long nose pair of pliers to hold the seed non-spilt side down on a flat stone and tap the hard casing with a hammer and they split open easily with a crack sound to reveal the seed inside.
Nice one. Subscribed and belled as requested. I have an old plum tree in the garden and would like to propagate some of the old fruit stones when they have dropped. I hope that will work too.
Peter Salmon Thank you Peter and it should!!
I like to use a small vise, it works like a charm.
thanks Rob
Thank You!!!
the topping works on other plants as well i top my catalpa tree to make them bush out instead of tall it forks every where you cut grows back as two
Great video and I know what to do.
Yolanda White Yay!!
Any more updates on how the plum trees are doing I’m going to follow your instructions on how to grow them I’m about to move back to the country so I can start doing this and farming
Thanks for the video, i love plums (sour green with salt) and i was gonna plant the dad gum whole plum seed in the ground without cracking the outter case 1st so thanks !
Thank you James! Good luck and appreciate the recipe (I'll be sure to try that).
James Palmer I just bought a green plum tree!! A 4 ft tree I’m excited but can’t wait to get a case of plums to try my luck after I eat them
Very helpful...
I'm geminating some plumb seeds at moment I found that using a small aerated knife to saw down the seam of seed and gently twist to crack it open without damaging the seed
What the hell!! Your awesome man. I watch all your coin videos too!!
Thanks brother!
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Thank You
I would take & mark that one seed that is floating (more in the middle) around teeny bit different than the other 3 on the perimeter, just to see if it was one of the seeds that didn't germinate
Nice
So beauty 🌹
Use a small vice on the seeds it's fantastic and doesn't damage the seeds because you can tighten slowly
I never thought to use a plastic bag when germinating. I would always leave them out on a plate and add water every day, which didn't always work because if I missed a day the paper towel would dry up killing the seeds. So... thanks for the tip.
Nice vid
Great video. In regards to what seems like a leaf mutation, could be due to glycophosphate perhaps if its not organic seeds? I'm a forager and find very similar malformed leaves accross different species in areas where they have been treating Japanese knotweed. Not sure, just an idea if you haven't solved the mystery by now!
I plan on growing a plum tree from seed
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Hi Rob... have you tried planting them in vermicast? You should have great results with better roots and Greener leafs :)
Bro you look like John travolta from that movie called Paris in love . Lmao 🤣 right on man keep up the good work and thanks for the video. No offense intended.
Hi, how long were they left in the wet paper towel bag before you had them transplanted into soil? I have one going with the root about barely 1 inch and I'm wondering if its ready for the soil or should it still sit in the towel for a longer time...
i have put some plum and apricots seeds in the fridge to start stratification process. lets see how it goes
Hi there...I had some luck with cracking the seed as you did and placing the seeds with some water back into the fridge. After 4 days, I removed the seeds and scrapped off the outer brown "skin" from the seed. I then placed them in the paper towel. They germinated within 3 days. Maybe I was just lucky!!
Same here, they germinate really fast, but perhaps its just luck! Can i ask how long they you leave them in the paper towel (roughly how long where their roots) before you transplanted them into soil?
@@kinhoongyam3320 ...3 days..
So after you plant them in the winter in a cut after germination do you put them under a warm light inside the the?
Great videos. Where did you place the pot? outside? inside with sun?
I Love ❤️ black Plums and followed your advice to germinate the seeds but even after 10 days no progress. Why ? What type of Climate is needed. I am from Toronto, Canada.
You can just put the ziplock bag right into the bottom of your fridge, they will germinate fine in the cool fridge. I collected seeds Sept and put 14 in the fridge (damp napkin and ziplock) and in a month they germinated and now, mid Nov they are (all 14) about 5 to 6 inches tall
Hello Nice video i did almost the same process last year to germinate my apricot seeds and managed to get 5 saplings......i was wondering which tree is there with reddish leaves in the background?
Great video as usual!
And also I just want to mention that you sound like Jason Mantzoukas. lol
Yes you’re right!!!! Plums like honey in the baklava
I use vise grips on both cherry's and plums. Adjust it to just enough to crack it without damaging the seed inside.
Can you please help me how could I crack the seed
Im a javanese Indonesia Thankyou from motivating me
Hi Rob
When will you update us on your lemon trees?
Shah Khan This upcoming weekend.
I was actually searching for cherry-plum. Wouldn't it be the same way? I want a cherry-plum tree from seed!!! I could buy one for $35 but what's the fun in that?! 😂😂😂 I am a new sub as of the beginning of this video. Should I keep them in the fridge till next spring? It is August 14, 2019 as of NOW. Please let me know!!! 🙏❤🙏 Thank you so very much for ALL YOU DO!!! Bless you and yours!!! 🙏❤🇺🇸
I just put 7 plumb seeds straight in the dirt of a pot, I got 1 tree that came up. I will be putting it out in the ground this spring, it is now March, 12th, 2021
That's great how big is the tree now 😀?
Cool
I guess I was really lucky. Last year I wrapped six plum pits in paper toweling, put them in a plastic bag, put them in the refrigerator and, about 6 months later, in February, unwrapped them and had two viable plants, with roots (I saw, if I had done it sooner, I might have had at least four as two died after sprouting; the last two germinated but I lost them trying to unwrap them (see below).) I planted them inside, in a sunny window, and they have done well. I just re-potted them for the second time. Now I need to know when I can plant them outside... I'm thinking next spring? I've also started another six pits in my fridge.
BTW, I JUST saw a video in which the gardener recommended using toilet paper rather than paper towels, as it still stays damp but will break apart better in case the roots begin to grow through the paper. I did lose one of my seeds last year because of that.
I would just cut the paper into squares or whatever works with the root growth,and plant them with it.
do you freeze the seeds for a couple weeks before splitting them open?
You put them into fridge to simulate winter, where I live it gets -20 at some point should I put the plums into my freezer?
John Travolta?? Haha great vid
WOW 😲
Hi this is Velma have you ever tried to use a nutcracker it is easier to remove the seeds from you plums I have tried it and it works
Quick Question. Did you put the seeds back into the fridge after bagging them or you left them out of the fridge for two to sprout after 3 the months stratification?
my mam planted some kernals will it work or does she have to crack it open?
Love your videos! Im a new subscriber and have been working my way through all of them
Do you have any experience with growing fruits or veggies exclusively indoors? I'd love to have some fresh food despite living in an apartment😊
Wanderland Peach I’ve had much success with tomatoes and peppers indoors, as well as all herbs, lettuces and even carrots and radishes. Of course almost all citrus does well indoors as well. With ample lighting, trimming, and hand pollinating, there’s a lot of fruits and veggies that anyone can grow indoors. Happy Gardening!
You can also grow dwarf avocado trees like wurtz in a pot as long as it is getting good light from the window. Do you have a balcony? You could use hanging pots to grow heaps of things in too. Hang them off the balcony and also have vertical growing walls. They save a lot of space. You can diy vertical growing walls with plastic bottles etc. good luck.
Hi, so i just cracked open a few shells open and i took the seed out and its a all white seed. Is that viable enough to grow? Thanks!
If you take pruning shears to the ends on the natural crack, they pop right open and the seed is not destroyed.
Do you have to crack open the shell to plant it or can it grow just planted as is
how long did you put the plums in the frige
in your grow room ... whats your light source. my seeds are in the fridge now.
Enjoyed the video. But could you please tell me the best time to germinate the seeds.
Hello - do you have a followup on this? As in how successful has it been? Do you have a tree growing - is it producing? Thanks.
Have your plum trees ever flowered or produced any fruit yet? I believe that most stone fruit trees have to be grafted to produce the best tasting fruit. If you just grow a fruit tree from seed then you'll get a mix between the two parents and it could result in anything from a dud with no fruit to a sour tasting fruit to an amazing fruit! But if you graft a cutting from a tree that you know produces amazing tasty fruit then you will get an exact clone of that tree with the same amazing tasty fruit.
Granadilla Films They haven’t yet - hopeful for the peaches this year. It is best to graft of course but I wanted to see what we could get from seed. Updates coming soon!
to help with getting seed from husk use small vice work if ur careful
I'm sorry if I wasn't paying attention but do you leave the plants in the sun after you put them in dirt? Thank You!
Thanks for sharing time for me to grow my own plums since I live eating them. I’m going to try growing 5 different plum seeds
I have a bunch of pits that have already been removed from the fruit (to make jam), Should I still put the pits in the fridge for a couple of months before removing the seeds and beginning the germinating process? Or skip the fridge since theres no fruit?
How would those seeds sprout in the nature since they need to be submerged at first? Does rain enable such conditions?
10* Lottsa seeds. Lotta trees to come.
Do you fertilize them this early?
Is that leaf curl? I don’t know about plum trees having it but I think they get leaf curl too. Spray with copper spray in winter before it blooms to stop or slow the spread of leaf curl. That’s if it is leaf curl.
Can I just leave some plum seeds in a cool dark area for now (its August 2020) and take these steps shown in the video next spring?
i seen other videos that say leave them in fridge, does it really matter?
Wire cutters work on the seeds, just nip the edge and it will split