Fruits and Nuts: Plum Tree issue, 1 by andycdn

andycdn wrote:
Since it's late-winter pruning time I've been checking this forum for fruit-tree discussions. I have two plums, one a pyramid-shape and the other trained as an espalier against a wall (see photo below, before leaf-out).

If I may offer some advice, my first approach to this tree would be to cut out one (the smaller) of the two trunks. A double-trunk is never desirable: if you had two trees you wouldn't plant them so close together. This will dramatically reduce the crowding in the middle of your tree. The shock may cause some increased suckering and watersprouts but these can be managed in late fall. A year from now you can do some structural pruning to re-establish a natural shape to the tree to promote fruit production.