I have a young plum tree in my front yard and the birds have eaten all the leaves, Will it live?

Answer 1

i want to say that it wasnt just the birds.being newly planted your plum tree experience shock.also make sure the rootball is not below ground level.you should not have a problem next season.try tipping the tree for now and feeding with some manure and compost.stay organic.tipping is when you cut the tips,down to the next bud, off the branches to promote growth.try not to scrape against when mowing or weedwacking.you could damage the trunk.if not done already,make a circle around the tree with a flat shovel or edger about 4-6 inches deep.remove sod/grass and fill with mulch.good luck

Answer 2

Plum leaves are not normally big on the bird menu. You must have some pretty desperate birds.
The tree should be ok without its leaves, if you keep it watered through the rest of the summer...it will make more leaves quickly. Defoliation is a pretty common thing for plums and apples during the hot summer months in our good ol' Zone 5. They're not going to fruit well without leaves, but I'm guessing you don't have fruits on this tree anyway, right?
The next thing is to be absolutely sure that it's birds eating leaves, and not birds eating caterpillars or other insects which are eating the leaves. The second scenario, in my experience, is more likely than the first.

Answer 3

Your plum tree may make it but a course the plums will not unless you get rid of the birds by putting a net around the plant....i also have heard if you use like red Christmas ornaments on the tree, the birds would hit it and learn no food will come out of it. But no promises

Answer 4

As long as there are some bud spots yes. However you might consider putting an alarm like one of the owls that frighten birds away. Or create a feeder area on the completely opposite part of your yard.

Answer 5

I like young plum trees!!!

Don't worry, it is not firewood yet if the birds ate them. However, if the leaves fell off on their own, call the lumber jack.

Answer 6

You will have to wait until the start of the next growing season to find out. Mature trees have a much better chance of surviving the loss of leaves.