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Queen's Crown plum trees

Prunus domestica
  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3

Queen's Crown plum trees for sale

Bare-root

  • BR11-year bare-root tree Brompton rootstock £22.95
    Very large tree (4m-7m after 10 years)
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Queen's Crown characteristics

Growing

  • Gardening skillBeginner
  • Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
  • Flowering group3
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • Picking monthSeptember
  • Picking seasonLate
  • CroppingGood
  • Keeping (of fruit)1 week
  • Food usesEating freshCulinaryDual purpose
  • Cling-stoneClingstone

Problems

  • Disease resistanceGood
  • Bacterial cankerSome resistance
  • SilverleafSome resistance

Climate

    Identification

    • Country of originUnited Kingdom
    • Period of origin1750 - 1799
    • Flesh colourGolden / Yellow
    • Fruit colourOrange / Red
    • Fruit sizeAverage