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Plum Damson Merryweather Tree - Prunus Domestica - Root Wrapped from Primrose Plants
Plum Damson Merryweather Tree - Prunus Domestica - Root Wrapped Damson Merryweather is an excellent dessert plum tree variety with large to medium sized fruits, ovoid to round in shape, that are ready for picking from late September onwards. Its blue-black fruits are full of distinctive flavour - moderately sweet but wonderfully rich and tangy at the same time. They make delicious tarts, jams and autumn preserves or can be eaten freshly picked right of the tree when ripe, softer and sweeter. Characteristics Flower Colour: white Foliage Colour: green Current Size: up to 150cm Approx. Growth Height: 3-5m Flowering Period: late winter, early spring (February - April) Harvesting Period: September Season of Use: late September - October Tolerance: frost tolerant, fairly drought tolerant once established Growing Habit: bush, fan, half-standard Uses: eating fresh, cooking Hardiness: fully hardy Exposure: sheltered Self-fertilising: yes Rate of Growth: fast Scented: barely Wildlife friendly Requirements Light Requirements: full sun Soil Requirements: almost all normal garden soil with pH 6.0 - 7.5 Moisture: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile Caring and Maintenance Water young trees regularly until roots are well-established. Trim annually from mid to late summer. Apply some fertilizer in spring in order to promote healthy growth and a good crop. Optionally, mulch in spring. Check tree ties regularly and loosen any if necessary to avoid rubbing of the stems. Planting Planting Distance: 5m Suited to almost all well-drained and moderately fertile soils with pH between 6.0 and 7.5 in a sheltered, full sun location. Before planting your tree, clean up all wandering weeds and keep a clean ring around the tree base. Dig a hole approximately a third wider than the root ball. Carefully yet firmly backfill the remaining soil around the root ball and water well during the first year until well established. Autumn is the best season for planting fruiting trees, as the soil moisture and heat allow easier and faster root establishment and regeneration of damaged root systems. Pollination: Pollination: flowering group 3, self-fertilising Each fruiting tree has ideal pollination partners. These are divided into groups and are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 6, according to flowering time. Best results will be obtained if variety is planted near another fruit tree of the same group, or from a group on either side (so an ideal pollination partner for group 3 would be one in group 2, 3 or 4). In normal suburban planting, plum trees are usually planted in large numbers to give adequate pollination. The major cause of poor pollination is bad weather in blossom time, limiting the activity of insects. These fruits taste best when freshly picked from their branches. They please even the most sophisticated of palates, and can be made into jams and preserves to bring great summer memories on autumn or winter days. Fruit plants are a valuable addition to any garden, bearing in mind that they do not only provide fruits, but also make a bold statement in garden arrangements by producing clouds of pink and white flowers, which at the slightest breeze fall like raindrops. When planning your garden, try to choose varieties with fruits that ripen from early summer to late autumn to ensure a constant supply of fresh fruits throughout the warmer months.
Plum Opal - Prunus domestica from Reads Nursery
Plum Opal - Prunus domestica RHS Award of Garden Merit. A very reliable garden plum suitable for most areas. Medium reddish fruits in late July, superb flavour, also known as early Victoria, but much more reliable. Self fertile. Pollination group 3 . Ultimate size 12ft (4m) in 10 years. Features St Julian A - semi vigorous rootstock. Trees on this rootstock will reach a mature height of 10ft in approximately 10 years. Supplied as a well branched young container tree at 5ft / 1.4m tall.
Plum Coes Golden Drop - Prunus domestica from Reads Nursery
Plum Coes Golden Drop - Prunus domestica A yellow gage-plum with a long neck, good quality for eating with a sweet and rich gage flavour. The fruit can be kept in a fridge for a week or so and preserved for storage by bottling. Grows to around 12ft (4m) in 10 years. Features St Julian A - semi vigorous rootstock. Supplied as 5ft / 1.4m tall tree.
Damson - Shropshire Prune from Reads Nursery
Damson - Shropshire Prune A heavy cropping tree, compact in growth with distinctly flavoured fruit, slightly smaller than some but plentiful in number. Features St Julian A rootstock, growing to 12 ft / 4m when mature.Supplied as a 4-5 fttree.
Plum - Swan from Reads Nursery
Plum - Swan A red to purple fruit with dusty bloom , this plum has a good sweet flavour and is a favourite commercial fruit. Ripening in late August for dessert. Pollination group 3. Features St Julian A rootstock, growing to 12 ft / 4m when mature.Supplied as a 4-5 fttree.Item 1 - 5 of 5 total items.
