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Duo of plum trees
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The Opal and Victoria Plum make a very competitive pair for producing a harvest spreading from late July to late September. They complement each other in flowering and offer abundant fruiting on a single tree. These varieties, grafted on the same rootstock, produce yellow-fleshed, juicy, and highly fragrant fruits, with Opal producing dark red plums and Victoria producing larger red-purple fruits. Once the spring flowering is over, the plum tree is adorned with dark green foliage, providing welcome shade in summer. It is resistant to cold and requires ordinary, well-drained, moist, rich, and deep soil, but not limestone, and without stagnant moisture. Ornamental and fruitful at the same time, this duo finds a place in isolation on a lawn or within a flower bed, orchard, or fruit hedge. Perfect for small gardens.
This tree brings together two grafts:
- An Opal Plum graft: A vigorous and early, self-fertile and very productive variety. It is a small, ovoid plum, 2.5 to 3 cm in diameter, dark red, with firm, juicy, and sweet yellow flesh, with a finely fragrant flavour. They are mainly consumed fresh, but they are also ideal for making pies, clafoutis, and jams. It is highly resistant to diseases and is a very effective pollinator. It can be harvested from late July to mid-August.
- A Victoria Plum graft: A less vigorous but highly productive variety. Large elongated to ovoid fruits, 4 to 5 cm in diameter, red-purple with a yellow background, with yellow, semi-firm, and highly fragrant flesh. Harvest begins in early September. This self-fertile variety is also a good pollinator.
Prunus domestica (Common Plum) is a fruit tree belonging to the Rosaceae family, just like the apricot tree, almond tree, and peach tree. It is native to Syria, where it sometimes grows up to 1000 metres in altitude. The 'Opal' variety was selected in 1925 by the Alnarp Research Institute in Sweden and is the result of cross-breeding between the Early Favourite and Reine-claude d'Oullins varieties. The 'Victoria' variety was first described in literature in 1856. It originated from a seedling found in Alderton, Sussex, in Great Britain, and was dedicated to Queen Victoria of England.
This plum tree forms a fruit tree with a fairly rounded framework that can reach a final height of about 5 metres, producing numerous branches grouped in spreading crowns. Its habit is well suited to free forms on standard, half-half, or bush stems. Its deciduous foliage is composed of obovate, 6 to 8 cm long, crenate and toothed leaves, slightly hairy underneath and dark green. Towards the end of March for 'Opal' and the beginning of April for 'Victoria', white, 1.5 to 2.5 cm diameter flowers appear solitarily before the leaves on the previous year's branches. The flowering is sensitive to spring frosts, but it is so abundant that frost rarely compromises the harvest. It has a remarkably decorative flowering in spring, particularly nectar-rich. It is hardy to -20°C. These are two self-fertile varieties, so they do not need a companion to bear fruit. The flowers can self-pollinate, but their presence, close to each other, allows for cross-pollination, thus increasing the number of fruits.
These two plum varieties grafted on the same tree offer abundant, regular and quick fruiting, around 3 to 4 years, optimal fruit production is achieved after 5 to 7 years. An adult plum tree (between 10 and 20 years) produces an average of 35 to 50 kilograms of fruit per year. The first harvests can start with Opal in late July, then continue with Victoria in September, as they ripen. Since plums are quite fragile, they are carefully harvested with a picking pole or manually with a ladder. The fruits are consumed right after harvest. Delicious and delightful plums can be eaten fresh, raw, or mixed in a fruit salad or dessert. They are also exquisite in clafoutis, cakes, crumbles, or pies, and as an accompaniment to savoury dishes with white meats (turkey, chicken, veal...) or tagines. They are also perfect for making jams, compotes, juices, or preserved fruits in syrup.
The plum is a light and balancing fruit. It is low in calories and rich in potassium, calcium, and magnesium, with a significant iron content. Its content of vitamins C, B, E, and K, phenolic antioxidants, and fibre make the plum a healthy choice. It is invigorating, energising, and rehydrating. The fruits can only be stored for a few days at room temperature. However, they can be frozen once washed, dried, and pitted, or preserved in jams or syrup.
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The perfectly hardy Plum tree can withstand temperatures below -15°C and can be grown up to 1,000 metres above sea level. Cultivated under good conditions, it is one of the easiest fruit trees to grow, as it is both generous and resistant. Plum trees bloom early in spring and are therefore exposed to frost, although frost rarely affects plum harvests. Avoid areas that are too exposed to north and east winds in the coldest regions. To produce beautiful fruits, the plum tree likes heat and sunlit locations sheltered from strong winds (the branches are very brittle). It is a vigorous tree that can grow in any type of soil, although it prefers rich, moist, deep, and well-drained, slightly acidic soil, without stagnant moisture or excessive limestone. It only truly fears waterlogged soils. The plum tree is only grown in free forms, known as open centre. With its white blossom, it brings a touch of freshness to natural gardens and orchards in spring.
Plant your Plum tree from November to March during the vegetative rest period, outside of the frost period. Container-grown trees can be planted all year round as long as the soil is neither frozen nor waterlogged. Don't forget to dress and prune before planting. In open ground, you can plant plum trees in groups of 3 or 5, spacing the trees 6 to 7 metres apart.
Prepare the soil well. Dig a large planting hole at least 3 times the size of the root ball (80x80 cm). Ensure drainage with some gravel. Place the tree in the hole and plant a stake without tying it too tightly. Fill in and tamp down the soil with garden soil enriched with compost, well-rotted manure, and 2 or 3 handfuls of crushed horn, without burying the graft collar (leave the graft point 10 cm above the ground). Form a basin around the base and water abundantly and regularly to help your plum tree establish itself.
After planting, for the first three years, water regularly as the soil should remain moist throughout the summer. It does not like overly dry soils. If there is a lack of water, its fruits may fall prematurely. After 2 or 3 years, it will better tolerate a short period of drought. Mulch the base of your plum tree during the first few years with dry vegetation (bark, dead leaves, straw, etc.) to keep it cool in summer.
If necessary, thin out the fruits. Ripe plums attract wasps: collect fallen fruits from the ground. If necessary, remove shoots that have grown at the base of the tree, but be careful when hoeing, as its roots are shallow. In autumn or spring, apply manure or fertiliser for fruit trees.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.