mom60

I live in the West in a temperate climate. We had an early good rain followed by record heat. My plum tree which I have nursed back to health is totally confused. It is covered in blossoms! Obviously way to early. Am I out of luck for any fruit next summer?

emeraldkity4

I don't know a lot about fruit trees, when do you typically get the first frost?

BunsenBurner

mom60, I'm not a tree expert, but I have a suspicion that this tree may not produce fruit regardless of its unusual bloom pattern because it was so ill. I'd give it a year to recover. I have a very prolific plum tree (came as a freebie from Raintree Nursery with a tag "not guaranteed"). The tree got badly damaged by heavy snow, and we had to give it a serious haircut. This summer it did not produce much, but it grew back to the size it used to be. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the next summer. Maybe I'll be able to share my plum crop with you

mom60

BunsenBurner- the nursing back to health has been a long term project. The last two years the tree has done really well and we have had a good amount of fruit.
Emeraldkity- I don't get frost. In my area there are tiny micro climates. I rarely get frost but when I leave my house just a few minutes away I enter an area that gets frost often in the winter. Just a few days ago I left my house and it was 69 degrees drove 2 minutes and in the other area the temp dipped to 54 degrees.
For the most part my micro climate doesn't get cold but it also doesn't get very hot. It is hard to grow much. In the summer I don't get enough hours of sunshine, in winter it doesn't get cold enough. My apple tree has never had an apple! But I get plenty of limes but not hot enough for oranges.
I am assuming these blossoms will fall. Should I still prune the tree?

emeraldkity4

I would remove the buds ( by pinching), so that the energy of the tree is put into regaining health rather than fruit.
Physiology of Pruning Fruit Trees - Virginia Cooperative Extension