Belle de Louvain plum trees
£38.75Belle de Louvain plum trees for sale
Choose a size - bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£38.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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All about Belle de Louvain plum trees
Belle de Louvain plums are very large, oval-shaped, and dark red, becoming purple when fully ripe.
Belle de Louvain is primarily a culinary plum, with a sweet-sharp plum flavour when cooked. The flesh is also fairly dry, which is useful in recipes where the surrounding pastry or cake mix must not be diluted with excess liquid.
The tree is strong and healthy, crops heavily, and is suitable for a wide range of situations.
Growing and Training
Belle de Louvain is a useful plum tree for difficult situations. Its flowers are frost-resistant, and it can tolerate shade and cool summer conditions (including north-facing walls) whilst still producing a good crop.
Which pollinators are recommended for Belle de Louvain plum trees?
Belle de Louvain is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
Cambridge GageCambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
CzarCzar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
JubileeJubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
Shropshire PruneThe definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
VictoriaVictoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
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History
Belgium, 19th century.
Belle de Louvain characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Belle de Louvain?Beginner
- Is Belle de Louvain self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
- What flowering group is Belle de Louvain?3
- Is Belle de Louvain good for pollinating others?Average
- What climates is Belle de Louvain suitable for?Temperate climatesMild damp climates
- What season do you pick Belle de Louvain?Mid
- CroppingHeavy
- How long can you keep Belle de Louvain in a fridge?1-3 days
- Food usesCulinary
- What is the overall disease resistance of Belle de Louvain?Good
- Where does Belle de Louvain originate from?Belgium
- When was Belle de Louvain first introduced?1800 - 1849
- What colour is the blossom of Belle de Louvain?White
- Fruit colourPurple
You might also like these varieties
Cambridge GageCambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
VictoriaVictoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
British-grown trees 
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More about plum trees
Czar, a dark blue plum, is perhaps the best known English cooking plum, but Purple Pershore and Yellow Pershore, and Blaisdon Red are all superb for plum jam.
Adventurous cooks might want to experiment with plum cookery traditions from elsewhere. Try Hauszetsche, a kind of "zwetchen" plum popular in central Europe, and characterised by a very dry sweet flesh
Please note that plum trees are generally not suitable for growing in containers.
