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Varieties
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Flowering group
- 1
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Inter-specific trees
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Inter-specific trees
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Japanese plums
1
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
1
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Espalier
Fan-trained
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
1
Large
1
Very large
Rootstocks
VVA-1
1
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St. Julien
1
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Supplied as
12L pot
1
Using
Picking month
June
July
August
September
October
November
Cropping
Heavy
Good
Light
Picking season
Very early
Early
Mid
Late
1
Very late
Keeping (of fruit)
Does not keep
1-3 days
1 week
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Fruit persistence
Normal ripening
Fruit drops when ripe
Ripens over a period
1
Persistent
Flavour quality
Exceptional
Very good
Good
Average
Wildlife
Attractive to birds
RHS perfect for pollinators
Flavour style (apples)
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Sweeter
Aromatic
Vinous
Food uses
Eating fresh
1
Culinary
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Cooking result
Puree
Textured puree
Keeps shape
Discoloration of fruit
No discoloration (Good for drying)
Slightly oxidising (browns slowly)
Oxidising
Very oxidising (browns quickly)
Juice style
Sweeter
Sharper
Sweet (cider)
Sharp (cider)
Bittersweet (cider)
Bittersharp (cider)
Juice colour
Clear
Pale yellow
Pale orange
Pale red
Vitamin C content
Low
Medium
High
Cling-stone
Freestone
Semi-freestone
1
Clingstone
Growing
Gardening skill
Beginner
Average
Experienced
Self-fertility
Self-fertile
Partially self-fertile
Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
1
1
2
3
4
5
6
Pollinating others
Good
Average
Poor
1
Ploidy
Diploid
Triploid
Vigour
Natural dwarf
Weak growing
Slightly small
1
Average vigour
Slightly large
Vigorous
Very vigorous
Growth rate
Average
Slow
Precocity
Precocious
1
Slow to start bearing
Bearing regularity
Regular
1
Biennial tendency
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Sunlight
Prefers full sun
Tolerates shade
Pruning
Do not prune
No need to prune
Light prune
Cherry incompatibility group
Cherry universal pollinator
Feathers on maiden
Organic culture
Suitable
Not-suitable
Longevity
Long-lived
Problems
Apricot shot-hole
Bacterial canker
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Bacterial spot
Cherry blackfly aphid
Cherry slugworm
Die-back / Gummosis
Very susceptible
Fruit splitting
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Plum fruit moth
Some susceptibility
Plum pox virus (Sharka)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Silverleaf
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Disease resistance
Good
Average
Poor
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Fireblight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Scab
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bitter pit
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Blossom wilt
Some resistance
Brown rot
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Codling moth
Leaf spot
Climate
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
Mild damp climates
Warm climates
1
Cold-hardiness
Cold-hardy
Protect from frost
Cold hardiness (USDA)
(3) -40F / -40C
(4) -30F / -34C
(5) -20F / -29C
(6) -10F / -23C
(7) 0F / -18C
(8) 10F / -12C
(9) 20F / -7C
(10) 30F / -1C
Summer average maximum temperatures
Cold (< 20C / 67F)
1
Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
1
Hot (>30C / 86F)
1
Frost resistance of blossom
Good resistance
Some resistance
Susceptible
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
Sweden
Switzerland
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
March
April
May
Flower colour
White
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Crimson
Flower form
Single flower (5-8 petals)
Leaf colour
Green
Bronze
Grey-green
Leaf colour - autumn
Green
Orange / Red
Bronze / Purple
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Pink / Red
Golden / Yellow
Dark red
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
Purple
Purple - light
Red
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Fruit size
Small
Average
Large
Very large
Awards
RHS Award of Garden Merit
RHS Award of Merit
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 1
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
