Allotment Vegetable Growing |
Saturday 21 November 2009 Allotment Diary |
Vegetable Seeds, Plants, Fruit and Nut Trees |
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Plum Trees
Fruit Trees, Nut Trees and Fruit BushesIf you are going to plant a tree or bush, then it is going to be there for some years. So it's well worth spending some time looking at the different varieties and going for something that will be productive and providing you with a good crop in years to come. Time spent to prepare the ground properly will repay you many times over. Plum Jubilee50% larger fruits than 'Victoria'! An exceptionally large-fruited self-fertile variety, with attractive purple skin and luscious yellow flesh. Not only are they bigger than 'Victoria' but, in our opinion, better flavoured too! The reliably heavy crops are ready to harvest in September. Grown on St Julien A rootstock which is semi-dwarfing, providing a medium sized tree of 2-2.5m (7-8'). Price: £19.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Plum BeautyWe have secured this wonderful new 'asian' plum, which is very different from other varieties, exclusively for Suttons customers. It's very early - pick in mid July - and gives a huge crop of purple fruits. But it's the taste and texture that's really dif Price: £24.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Plum LizzieNew and only from Dobies - We 'discovered' this unique new asian type plum in an East Anglian trial orchard in 2005 and immediately commissioned an exclusive crop of trees! Its medium-sized fruit are remarkably sweet and juicy - they're almost candy-like and unlike any other plum we know. Superb eaten straight from the tree. Price: £24.95 More Information from Dobies Plum Thames CrossFor an exceptionally sweet taste (almost honey-like!) look no further than Thames Cross. The fruit is large and attractive (yellow flushed with rose pink) and is produced in abundance in early to mid-September, even while the trees are still quite young. The self-fertile trees are of medium vigour so are easy to manage, and flower late (from mid April) Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Plum VictoriaA hugely popular Plum that is probably known by all. It's excellent for pie and jam-making and also delicious eaten fresh from the tree. Self fertile and a good pollen provider for other varieties, it crops in late August. Grafted on St. Julian A rootstock which is semi-dwarfing, providing a medium sized tree of 2-2.5m (7-8'). Price: £18.95 More Information from Dobies Plum VictoriaProbably known by all, Victoria is excellent for pies and jam-making and also delicious eaten fresh from the tree. Self fertile and a good pollen provider for other varieties, it crops in late August. Grown on St Julian A rootstock, which is semi-dwarfing Price: £18.95 More Information from Suttons Seeds Plum Jubilee50% larger fruits than Plum Victoria An exceptionally large-fruited, self-fertile variety, with attractive purple skin and luscious yellow flesh. Not only are they bigger than 'Victoria' but, in our opinion, better flavoured too! The reliably heavy crops are ready to harvest in September. Grafted on St. Julien A rootstock which is semi-dwarfing, providing a medium sized tree of 2-2.5m (7-8'). Price: £19.95 More Information from Dobies Plum : Full Season CollectionCollection comprises 1 tree each of Plum Opal Plum Seneca Plum Victoria Planted together they will give you a full season's harvest, will aid pollination and increase yields between each other. Price: £49.97 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : OpalOne of the most reliable garden varieties, suitable for growing throughout the country. An early dessert plum, that produces a heavy crop of excellent quality red flushed, yellow skinned small fruits with a golden flesh that easily separates from its stone and has a delicious gage flavour. Price: £19.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : Pluot® Flavour KingA unique plum-apricot hybrid. Pluots are known for their sweetness and flavour; the sugar content of these fruits is much higher than that of a plum alone. The medium-large size fruit has a reddishpurple, smooth skin like a plum, and very sweet red flesh. A naturally small tree, producing fruits in 3-5 years. Price: £29.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : SenecaThe largest plum we have ever seen! 3 fruits are capable of filling your hand. The large red skinned fruits have a delicious bright yellow/orange flesh and a freestone. Price: £19.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : Victoria - Semi-dwarfingBritain's best known plum and the most reliable garden variety for both culinary and dessert usage. Being self-fertile it is capable of producing a heavy crop of egg shaped, medium sized fruits.Grafted on a 'St Julian A Rootstock' which is semi-dwarfing, and will produce you a medium sized 2 to 2.5m (7 to 8 foot) tree. Price: £19.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum VictoriaBritain's best known plum and the most reliable garden variety for both culinary and dessert usage. Being self-fertile it is capable of producing a heavy crop of egg shaped, medium sized fruits. Price: £17.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : Beach Plum (Prunus Maritima)Frost-tolerant plant producing bunches of flavoursome fruity-tasting 'plums' although Beach Plum is not a true plum tree. Grows well in poor sandy soils and in coastal area with salt-laden winds. Price: £16.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : LizzieFabulous tasting plum! In trials Plum Lizzie flowered very early and showed good frost tolerance by producing a huge crop despite some hard frosty weather. Good-sized (similar to Opal), round fruits with sweet red inner flesh. Price: £24.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum : Mirabelle de NancyA taste of honey! Vigorous tree with an upright habit produces heavy crops of classic, yellow, small French plums which are incredibly sweet. Fruits of Plum Mirabelle de Nancy ripen from white to honey yellow and are excellent eaten fresh or cooked. Price: £19.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan Plum Victoria & Greengage CollectionPlum Victoria Britain's best-known plum; delicious in pies and jams, but probably best eaten fresh from the tree in late August. The most reliable garden variety, being self fertile which means it will consistently produce a heavy crop of these distinctive, egg-shaped, medium-sized fruits. Greengage The original greengage plum with attractive, deliciously sweet-flavoured yellow/green Trees crop regularly producing good-sized fruit. Price: £34.99 More Information from Thompson & Morgan
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