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plum 'Guinevere'

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A large, heavy cropping plum that is purple/black in colour and has sweet, yellowish flesh. Fruits appear around mid-september time with excellent flavour and have extended shelf life when fridge stored. Overall. ‘Guinevere’ is an excellent, self-fertile, disease-resistant dessert plum.

Pollination information: This pear belongs to pollination group 3, and is self-fertile, but can benefit from another pear in the same group nearby to increase yields.

How to care for plum Guinevere:

When planting your plum tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet’ shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.
Flowering period:
  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
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  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec
Position:

Full sun

Rate of growth:

Average

Soil:

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness:

Fully hardy

  • InformationThis plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.

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PL30007038
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1m
was £169.99 now £135.99
available to order from summer
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PL30006222
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
was £34.79 now £27.83
available to order from autumn
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