Plum

Dwarf President

Prunus domestica

DESCRIPTION:

Large oval fruit with deep purple skin and firm juicy yellow flesh, with a sweet but slight acid flavour, freestone.  Grows to height 1.5-2 metres and width 1.5-2 metres.

MATURITY:

Late February – Early March (Late season).

SUGGESTED POLLINATORS:

Angelina Burdett, King Billy.

COMMENTS:

Used for fresh fruit, drying and jam. An upright growing tree producing heavy crops, that requires staking.

TREE CARE:

Plant in a sunny position with well drained and well worked soil. Take care to plant the bud union above the soil level. Water in well and keep soil moist until tree is established. Fertilise when planting and again after new growth appears. Prune tree when planting to encourage new growth.