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Varieties
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Flowering group
- 3
Picking season
- Early
Self-fertility
- Self-fertile
Category
- Dual-purpose plums
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Categories
Apples
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Early eating apples
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Crab apples
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Damsons
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Mulberries
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Nectarines
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Peaches
2
Plums
1
Eating plums
1
Dual-purpose plums
1
Stock availability
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Form
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2-year (1.75m)
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Climate suitability
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1600 - 1649
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Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Opal
Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile