Duo Pollinator Plum Trees Bio

This organic duo of Reine Claude plums features the excellent varieties 'Reine Claude d'Althan', producing large round and absolutely delicious violet plums, and 'Reine Claude Dorée', with round fruits that are yellow-green tinged with golden yellow in the sun, renowned for their juicy and sweet flesh. These two plum trees cross-pollinate, promoting good production. The plum harvest extends from mid-August to September. Bare-root scions from Organic Agriculture. Preferably plant in autumn.

This duo consists of:

- x1 Organic Reine Claude d'Althan Plum Tree: excellent old variety, vigorous, with  abundant, fairly regular, and quality production. The tree, reaching 6 m in height, produces large round fruits, somewhat flattened, covered with a reddish-purple, even violet skin. Their thick yellow flesh is fine, juicy, and fragrant. The harvest takes place from mid-August to September. This variety, non-self-fertile, originates from Hungary and was selected in 1860 by the gardener of Count d'Althan. It will be pollinated by the Golden Reine Claude.

- x1 Organic 'Reine Claude Dorée': a variety that has been introduced for a long time in the southwest, easy to grow, renowned for the flavour of its large round plums. The tree can reach 8 m in height. Its fruits reach maturity around mid-August, they are round and measure about 4 cm in diameter. They have a thin, yellowish-green skin, with a golden side where the plum receives the sun. The pale yellow flesh is juicy, sweet, and aromatic: it is of excellent taste quality. A very good pollinating variety, the Golden Reine Claude is not self-fertile and requires the presence of another plum tree to fruit satisfactorily. A bit sensitive to fruit splitting before maturity but without moniliasis, this plum tree is a variety tolerant to Bark-Split Disease and withstands handling and transport well.

Individually labelled.

The original area of plum trees is said to be Syria, not China. During the time of Roman hegemony in the region, various local fruits including plums were introduced to Rome. This fruit tree has a free and spreading habit. Properly pruned, it will be easy to harvest. It requires little care and maintenance thanks to the natural openness of its branches. It enjoys sunlight or partial shade and thrives in any type of rich, moist, deep soil, even heavy, but not calcareous.

Its deciduous leaves are oval, almost oblong, serrated-toothed, and slightly pubescent. They fall in autumn. The flowering occurs in April.The tree is then completely covered with white flowers that appear on leafless branches from the previous year. They are not self-fertile. It is therefore necessary to plant another plum tree nearby to obtain fruits.
 

Designed for organic management, the cultivation of the Organic Plum Tree will thrive under certain conditions. To prevent diseases and pests, you will need to:
- choose a deep, light, rich, and well-draining soil,
- avoid planting in an area that previously hosted other woody plants,
- prune to promote tree ventilation,
- thin out to prevent fruit disease,
- add compost in autumn, in limited quantities depending on your soil richness, and plant grass around the base,
- set up multi-species hedges (except prunus), rock and wood piles, and nest boxes (birds, voles, and bats) to attract beneficial insects.

If a disease appears, removing and burning the affected parts will be necessary.

Plums are consumed fresh at the base of the tree, in fruit salads, but also as desserts, pastries, with meats and dishes. They are used for making jams, of course, but also in syruped fruits, compotes... They can also be distilled into brandy.

For transportation reasons, our tallest scions may be pruned before shipping. They are suitable for all common training sizes: cordons, espaliers, bush trees, half-standards, and low standards, except for tall standards. If you would like more information or advice on training your fruit trees, feel free to contact us.