I think you will get numerous watersprouts if the tree has enough vigor. This is a plum and will spur up even with upright limbs. I’d say that training system is more aligned with pome fruits. But still has issues there with watersprouts. But hey if it’s too much trouble it will be easy to convert to another system.
Congrats- I’m glad it’s worked for you. This year, I had good success rooting them in pots in the garage. Sticking them in the ground also works very well- the same goes for elderberries, red currants, and gooseberries.
Within 25 feet, I’ve got Flavor Grenade, Geo Pride, Spring Satin, Flavor Grenade and White Gold (that cross sounds fun). Within 75 feet, I have another 7 Asian plums (including Satsuma which is covered in flowers at the moment), and several more to graft on this spring.
Speaking of the white gold, it is the only sweet cherry I have at the moment. I had another cherry next to it, but it died- my fault, I was thinking of using it’s rootstock as an interstem and took too long to harvest a sucker- evidently, the rootstock kept the nutrients for the sucker and sacrificed the cherry. But the positive from this is that maybe I can get a cherry-plum if I plant the White Gold seeds. But, I think it is supposed to be self-fertile, so I may just get a self-cross.
Yes, apples and pears is where I’ve usually done this. Well, it’s worth a shot. Maybe I can keep it on track by pruning out the watersprouts as soon as they appear. It is in a high traffic area, so I should be able to stay on top of it.
Use the pollen, not the ovaries.
I was speaking of harvesting and planting my White Gold this year, when there are only plums and apricots around it. Too late to mutilate the flowers this year, as it has been in bloom for almost a week.
Well you could still use the pollen on a plum.
Thanks to scott and sean for telling me what to do with my nadia, I did a hatch job on it. A bad root and lack of roots on it. A pic of what it looked like before can be found in the frustrated with Raintree thread. What it looks like now…
Looks really nice now. 4 scaffolds nicely spaced. Good job
Hey does anyone else have a dud Nadia? Mine is barely growing, the leaves are at most 1-2" long. I think its going to make it but its not for certain. The roots looked super healthy, I wonder if it got freeze damage during shipment. I just grafted some saved scions today as a backup plan.
Yo Scott don’t feel bad mine looks just like you describe. I was wondering if it was just because they waited until almost May to ship it. It’s starting to get pretty warm here so I’m just hoping what little growth it has doesn’t fry in the heat.
Mine has only been in the ground a week, it’s just starting to leaf out.
Mine isn’t doing much either. Not nearly what I expected or what is normal. It’s in a pot and just setting there. Great looking tree but not much growth.
Mine were not doing great either, I tought that I would lost them, so started watering them everyday instead of every two days, I also fertilized them with bonemeal fertilizer. And a week later, they started to push new growth.
The specimens all look good, so I guess once it get’s going it will grow fine. It may not take well to the bare root process. Mine is leafing out quickly really. It came with a weeping Santa Rosa, very small, but growing, Nadia is ahead of it.
Here’s an update of mine as I saw this post added to today. Just remember that Freddy Kruger and Jason were fighting over the root system on mine before I got it. 
My Nadia looks good. Bushy growth, 3-4 inches at the most. It looks better than my peach and pear trees I planted at the same time.
