[AlaninCarlisle]

I've a thirty year old plum tree. It's barely ever failed to produce a good crop but this year is unbelievable. Four branches have nearly torn away with the weight of fruit. We'll never be able to give it all away and certainly will only use about a tenth of the crop, which I estimate at 100kg. I suspect the hot April created far more blossom than usual and the wet summer just suited the fruit down to the ground. I also broke with tradition and mulched the tree (and four apple trees as well) with a few dozen barrow-loads of horse muck last winter. I'd been warned not to do this as the standard wisdom round here is that too much feed produces growth at the expense of fruit. Judging by the apples as well, this standard wisdom is a load of old rope

[Nikkithefoot]

This year has been a phenomenal year for English fruit all round as far as I know.

My own semi dwarf plum tree has produced well over 50lbs of fruit, normally I'm lucky if I get enough to make half a dozen jars of jam. This year its chutney, jam and wine from the tree.

[Spana]

I also broke with tradition and mulched the tree (and four apple trees as well) with a few dozen barrow-loads of horse muck last winter. I'd been warned not to do this as the standard wisdom round here is that too much feed produces growth at the expense of fruit. Judging by the apples as well, this standard wisdom is a load of old rope

Alan,OH did the same.
 He put 100 barrow loads of rotted cattle muck on my veg garden and got carried away and did the orchard as well

When i said we didn't muck the fruit trees he just said well we have this year

The crop has been like I've never seen.  We had to put props under some of the branches.

I put it down to the warm sunny weather at blossom time, he insists its his mucking 

[BabbyAnn]

I put it down to the warm sunny weather at blossom time

I think so too - normally I see the blossom start to come out, then the wind and rain comes so only a few flowers get pollinated.  This year my apple and pear trees have been phenomenal, even the peach tree!

[viettaclark]

Yup! ALL my fruit (soft and tree) has been fantastic in quantity and early too.....