I think I've got a problem with my plums

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  1. Jiffy

    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    Looks like Taphrina pruni to me.
     
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    Jiffy The Match is on Fire

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    Thankyou Scrungee, will google Taphrina pruni to see what it is :dbgrtmb:
     
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    It's a fungal desease that destroys the stone and renders the plums, damsons, sloes, etc. useless. I've heard in been on the increase this year, perhaps that rubbishy wet weather earlier on has helped it spread.
     
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    Thank you, must be on the increse I've now got it, A big Thankyou to the British weather :paladin:
     
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