Golden Sphere cherry plum trees
£41.50 - £61.50Golden Sphere cherry plum trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, St. Julien rootstock£61.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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BR11-year bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£41.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from 26th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Golden Sphere cherry plum trees
As the name suggests this modern cherry plum variety features golden yellow spherical fruit. They make a pretty sight as they ripen on the tree in late August.
The flesh is a translucent yellow, and has a mild sweet plum-like flavour, with a hint of sharpness. It can be eaten fresh but like all cherry plums it is primarily for use in the kitchen. The small stone clings to the flesh but is quite easy to remove.
Growing and Training
Golden Sphere is a new cherry plum variety, developed for the lower temperatures and light levels of northern Europe.
As well as the pollination partners mentioned above, Golden Sphere will also cross-pollinate with most early-flowering Plum and Damson varieties.
Golden Sphere produces a compact but spreading tree, typically wider than it is tall.
History
Ukraine.
Golden Sphere characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Golden Sphere?Beginner
- Is Golden Sphere self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
- What flowering group is Golden Sphere?1
- Is Golden Sphere good for pollinating others?Average
- What climates is Golden Sphere suitable for?Temperate climates
- What season do you pick Golden Sphere?Mid
- CroppingLight
- How long can you keep Golden Sphere in a fridge?1 week
- Food usesCulinary
- What is the overall disease resistance of Golden Sphere?Good
- Where does Golden Sphere originate from?Ukraine
- When was Golden Sphere first introduced?1950 - 1999
- What colour is the blossom of Golden Sphere?White
- Fruit colourYellow
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Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about cherry plum trees
Cherry plums are, as the name suggests, a half-way house between cherries and plums. They are mostly self-fertile, and easy to grow.
Cherry plums are generally classified in the species Prunus cerasifera but they inter-breed readily with other plum species and many are hybrids.
Like cherries they ripen very early in the summer, in June or early July. Also like cherries, and unlike plums, there is no need to thin cherry plums - the trees are generally productive but do not over-crop the way some plums tend to.
However in most other respects cherry plums are more like early-season Asian or Japanese plums. They have a similar rounded shape, and the flesh is usually dark red (but can also be yellow, like most European plums).
