Deficiencies in young trees?

Hey everybody,

I recently planted some fruit trees I grafted this winter.
At the moment I'm noticing that some of the leaves (especially these from plums) have a light reddish color (see pic).
Could someone tell me if this is normal or if the plants are expressing some sort of deficiency?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Sam

Totally normal, mine look the same way!

Hope they grow well for you!

Yep, they look totally healthy to me.

Thanks for your feedback Steve and Trace!
I thought they were fine, but it is nice to get some back up from more experienced growers.

Sam Liégeois wrote:Hey everybody,

I recently planted some fruit trees I grafted this winter.
At the moment I'm noticing that some of the leaves (especially these from plums) have a light reddish color (see pic).
Could someone tell me if this is normal or if the plants are expressing some sort of deficiency?

Thanks in advance!

Kind regards,

Sam

Many trees have pigments such as red, purple, and yellow in them. For most species, you can't see these pigments at all during spring or summer, you just see green. You can only see the pigments in fall when there is no longer any chlorophyll in the leaves covering up the other colors.

Plums are rather unique in that they tend to have far more pigment in their leaves than other trees. Growing wild, they often have purple foliage. Some varieties are also grown as ornamentals for their purple leaves. Even a "green" plum tree will often show purple pigment in the fresh, new foliage during spring. As these leaves get bigger and greener, the purple color will go away until it comes back again in the fall. Completely normal, your plum trees are healthy.