Plum is an early white bloomer; apricot is the earliest, with pink blooms; opens even before the plums. Both bloom before the leaf buds start to open.
Cherries—white or pink, depending on type—are just after apricots, but their leaf buds start to open first.
Pear is a late—after most apples—white bloomer; peaches are also later bloomers.
Right behind the house, our gully is full of a wild plum thicket, both yellow & red varieties. They were in full bloom this past week, and the scent was nearly overwhelming.
Chokecherries will be next; earliest apples started with the cherries & plums; others are just beginning, and the lates haven’t haven’t started yet.
Meanwhile, the strawberries are in full bloom, but raspberries are just leafing & putting out the new shoots. Grapes, as usual, look 90% dead, with just a few buds swelling here & there.
Thanks for the info. I’ll tell hubby. I know we did purchase some plums, but I’ll have double check my file on orders. This tree was not part of the postage stamp orchard which did contain a plum.
I don’t think we purchased an extra plum tree - just extra apple trees, but Hubby could be mistaken - maybe he just misremembered that tree’s origin and it was actually part of the original orchard package.