What a difference a change in wind direction makes. It has gone round to the west, bringing mild Atlantic air as the weather forecasters point out, and as the sun came out the thermometer reached 9 degrees. Suddenly it was a pleasure to be working outside, instead of being something I braced myself to do because there were jobs to be done, and they can't all be done in March. The westerly wind has even invigorated The Whizzer, which began working again yesterday after several days of immobility. The days are lengthening too. By the time I decided it was too dark to see to weed it was five o'clock.
The fruit nursery reassured me that plum 'Marjorie's Seedling' is not supposed to have visible buds yet, because it is a late variety. Certainly there are some trees, such as Robinia and Gleditsia, that are normally late into leaf and don't push out big fat buds for weeks beforehand, and we sometimes get angry owners returning them to the plant centre insisting that the tree is dead (which it probably is by the time they've dug it up and brought it to us, though it was probably fine before). I don't know if 'Marjorie's Seedling' is such a one, but it sounds entirely possible. I don't honestly know all that much about top fruit. If you have any concerns about a new plant it's always a good idea to share them at the time with the person you got it from, as they may be able to set your mind at rest, and if it does fail later you have smoothed the way to getting a replacement.
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