What are these trees?

9 years ago

last modified: 9 years ago

Just bought a property in Northeast Ohio (zone 6a) and these trees are in the garden area. Look like fruit trees. What are they?!

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raee_gw zone 5b-6a Ohio

9 years ago

The limbs that have barked missing are dead -- go ahead and trim those off. Then wait and see what they do; but they have been pruned like fruit, and you know that plums were grown on the property, so I am betting on plums.

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floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
Can you get closer shots of the buds and also a picture of the bark on the trunk? Could be some sort of plum but the pictures are not clear enough to be sure.
gthumb21
Original Author
9 years ago
The previous owner said they used to grow sugar plum. I'll try to get closer pics.
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gthumb21
Original Author
9 years ago
additional pics
gthumb21
Original Author
9 years ago
these seem very old (look at the size of the trunk!). would they still be viable?
floral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
9 years ago
Sorry - still not sure. Give them a season and see what they are and if they produce. Then you can start thinking about whether they are worth keeping. Even if they only produce some pretty blossom they seem pretty out of the way on the plot and not doing any harm.
speedster1
9 years ago
They do resemble plum. And were pruned to open center so that may be it. The trees in your last few pictures look okay but the other tree looks like a 99 year old geriatric on it's death bed.