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You buy a plum, plant the pit, and have a lifetime supply of free plums -- that's the dream at least. Discover why experts don't recommend this practice.

Winter is usually the ideal slow time in the yard or garden to cut things back and tidy up. But pruning certain plants when it's cold can actually harm them.

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Learn when to prune fruit trees and when to steer clear of the shears to see the most vigorous growth and best crop harvests.

Q. This summer my young prune plum tree produced its first crop – just a few plums, but they were sweet and delicious. My only concern was pale brown patches on the skin surfaces of some of the plums.