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This year is my first try with a fruit tree..I got a dwarf because of limited space.

Mt little tree is about 3 feet tall and has nice leaves growing at the top..but the trunk is pencil thin. I thought when I ordered it the trunk would be thicker for how tall it is. I hope it is ok. I have it in my greenhouse in a large pot and it seems happy right now.

My questions is....what can I do to help thickne up the trunk and how do I start acclimating it to outside the greenhouse?

Thank you for the help.

You will need to stake and support that pencil trunk. Most mail order trees are pretty small for weight/shipping reasons. The trunk will thicken as it ages. If it is a tree hardy to your area put it outdoors as soon as your last frost date.
And remember dwarf is relative as far as trees are concerned. It usually means they don't get massive 60 ft by 60 ft. They tend to be smaller and can be kept even smaller with judicious pruning. But they are still a tree. Most of my southern Cal 'dwarves' are about 20-30 ft tall if left on their own.

Thank you. When I bought the tree the person told me it was one I could keep in a large pot and it would still give a good fruit yeild so i am hoping this is true.

I have never seen a cherry plum. I should google those. I love stone fruits.

It is a dwarf tree that has fruit inbetween the size of the cherry and plum..this is what i am told. Apparently it is well known in europe but not so much here but has a very good fruit.

Yes, I went searching. It sounds interesting.

Yes, I am hoping it does well.