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plum 'Blue Rock'

Prunus domestica 'Blue Rock' (C/D)

★ RHS AGMPollinator Friendly

Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Blue Rock' is a well-flavoured, very juicy, moderately sweet blue plum that produces regular, good crops on a neat tree. It's not self-fertile, so requires a pollination partner. Picking season is early to mid Aug . Free stone, firm flesh. Pollination group 1

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

Neutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Keep a weed-free area of at least 60cm radius around trunk. Thin fruit if necessary. Irrigate in dry periods. Various training forms are possible, including fan-training

Pruning

Pruning plums; regular pruning according to tree form. Annual pruning required for espaliers, cordons and pruning established fans

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a clonal rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used largely determine the vigour of the tree

Pests

Can get aphids, caterpillars, fruit tree red spider mite, brown scale, plum moth and bullfinches

Diseases

Susceptible to silver leaf

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground CoverPatio ContainerBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years