Plum. An excellent cooking plum with a lovely juicy flavour. Can be used as a dessert plum when fully ripe. Max Height 4m. Max Spread 3m. Flowers March to April. Fruits August to. Full sun. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Prunus domestica ‘Rivers’s Early Prolific’ (C)
An excellent cooking plum with a lovely juicy flavour. Can be used as a dessert plum when fully ripe
Category: Trees
Additional information
Generic | Prunus |
---|---|
Species | domestica |
Varietry | 'Rivers's Early Prolific' (C) |
Common Name | Plum |
Flower Colour | white |
Soil | Fertile |
Aspect | Full sun |
Foliage | Deciduous |
Height | 4m |
Family | Rosaceae |
Spread | 3m |
Growth Speed | |
Growth Habit | Rounded to broadly spreading |
Fragrance | FALSE |
Foliage Colour | green |
Flowers From | March, April |
Colour Fruit | purple |
Fruits When | August |
Moisture | Moist, Well drained |
Protection | Sheltered site |
Hardiness | Hardy |
Planting | Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser |
Care | Provide support, Keep moist in first year |
Border | Specimen, Culinary |
Toxicity | |
Pruning | Remove any dead or diseased wood, Only prune if required to keep shape |
Pruning Time | Late winter |
Pests and diseases | Aphids, Honey fungus, Silver leaf |
Maintenance | Stake and tie, Feed, Mulch |
Propagation | Grafting |
Related products
Acer japonicum ‘Aconitifolium’
A spreading tree with deeply cut leaves turning red in autumn.
Acer campestre ‘Postelense’
An unusual form with attractive pink tinged young growth. The golden leaves may scorch in strong sun.
Acer cappadocicum ‘Rubrum’
An attractive medium sized tree with dark red leaves on red stems.
Acer maximowiczianum
A small tree with dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Yellow flowers.
Acer negundo ‘Aureovariegatum’
Yellow and green variegated young shoots turning green and silvery-white later. Resistant to honey fungus.
Acer erianthum
Interesting tufts of white hairs appear at the axils of the leaves. Flowers are insignificant but followed by pink winged fruits.
Acer negundo ‘Elegans’
A medium sized tree, leaves green brightly and irregularly margined with yellow.
Acer buergerianum
A spreading deciduous tree with dark green leaves, racemes of pale yellow flowers. Good autumn colour.