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Dying plum tree... Please help :(

10 years ago

Hi everybody, I recently planted my first two plum trees in Indianapolis about 1-2 months ago. One died instantly (transplant shock). The other has been doing great.

For the past 2.5 weeks, it's been 90+ degrees/daily, so I've been watering it ~2 times/week (instead of 1) on a slow drip for 20-60 min) and have been giving it some shade a few hours a day with my patio umbrella. Since the heatwave started, some of the fruits have prematurely ripened and fallen off, but other than that, it 's been looking great-- green, lively, healthy, with lots of little fruits.

One week ago, I noticed some holes on the leaves of the plum tree, and b/c I have some sort of rust/fungus on one of my apple trees, I sprayed everything with a low concentration of Neem oil.

Now, about 5 days later, the apple tree's infection is clearing, whereas the plum tree is suddenly shriveling up, the leaves are turning yellow/red, and more fruits are ripening/falling off. I have no idea what I am doing wrong and am desperate to rescue it. Does anyone have any suggestions? I adore this tree and would hate to lose it. =( Thank you,

-Jess


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