In article , 
srawlings@cix.compulink.co.uk writes
>In article ,
>tim@marfordfarm.demon.co.uk (Tim Lamb) wrote:
>
>> *From:* Tim Lamb 
>> *Date:* Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:08:07 +0100
>>
>> In message <fYdI+gATV7rIFwQC@farmeroz.port995.com>, Oz
>>  writes
>> >
>> >Few sloes about this year, which is strange.
>>
>> They flowered very early this year. Frost? Pollination issues?
>>
>> regards
>> >
>>
>> --
>> Tim Lamb
>Same with our damson crop, practically zilch. Good job I did a mega batch
>of Damson Gin last year!
>
Last year, we had a bumper crop of Victoria plums off our two trees - I 
had to prop some branches up to stop them breaking. This year, not a 
single plum on either of them. Some plum trees seem to have a "rest" 
year following a bumper harvest, but I think a critical period this 
spring may have been bad for pollination, while our apples, which flower 
later, have cropped as well as last year.

-- 
Malcolm