Pests and Diseases
Various Prunus species are winter hosts of the Damson-hop aphid, Phorodon humuli, which is destructive to hops Humulus lupulus just at the time of their maturity, so it is recommended that plum trees not be grown in the vicinity of hop fields.
Corking is a nutritional disorder in stone fruit caused by a lack of boron and/or calcium.
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