Biochar with plum trees

I noticed this year that my plum tree had extraordinary fruit set.  I went up and had to thin out probably 500 plums.  Then I noticed that one of my favorite varieties, Howard Miracle, had way more branches that it had ever had before.  If I didn't thin them, they would definitely have broken.  All of this new growth came after a 7 year plateau in which it had stayed the same size.  

I have been finishing up with biocharring my yard.  I went through all of the areas that seemed to need it the most.   I didn't biochar the plums until the end because they were already doing so well.  Then I decided that I didn't have anywhere else to work on, so I biocharred them too. It took me awhile to connect the extra new growth with the biochar, because I've been so busy this spring.  I'm glad I did though, because it made a big difference.  

John S
PDX OR