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European Plum
Plum Marjorie's Seedling
Large, oval, dark purple-blue plums that are blotched black and have well-flavoured, juicy yellow flesh. Becoming quite sweet when fully ripe, it’s mainly used for culinary purposes but can also be eaten fresh or used as a dessert fruit. The plums can be harvested from the end of September right through to early March, keeping for up to a month after being picked if refrigerated. A popular, heavy-cropping variety with a vigorous, upright growth habit and a resistance to plum bacterial canker
Position:
Prefers partial shade
Soil:
Any reasonably well-drained soil is suitable
Rate of Growth:
Fast
Flowering Period:
April
Flower Colour:
White
Other Features:
It has a vigorous, upright growth habit and was raised in Staffordshire in 1912 by Burleydown Nurseries, before being sold to a Worcestershire man who named it after his wife Marjorie. It’s self fertile but can still be used to pollinate other varieties in pollination group C
Hardiness:
Fully hardy: stands a temperature down to -15°C
Garden Care:
European plums are adaptable to a wide range of soil conditions and do not need to be thinned out. They should be pruned only to remove dead, diseased and crossing branches. As they are tolerant of rot and infection, large branches can be cut off with little risk to the tree.
Eventual Height: 4m
Eventual Spread:
4m
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