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plum 'Marjorie's Seedling'

Prunus domestica 'Marjorie's Seedling' (C)

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Genus: Prunus
Family: Rosaceae

About this plant

'Marjorie's Seedling' is a reliable and vigorous cultivar with an upright habit. Heavy crops of juicy, blue fruits can be harvested from late September to October; these are good for jam. Self-fertile and in pollination group 5, it should escape spring frosts

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidNeutral

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

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingWest Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow plums in a moist, but well-drained soil. An acidic soil (pH 6-6.5) is ideal. Keep a weed-free area of at least 60cm radius around trunk. Fruit thinning can be done if necessary. Irrigate in dry periods. Less susceptible to frost damage than many other cultivars

Pruning

Pruning plums - regular pruning required in summer, according to tree form. Plums can be grown as cordons, pyramids, bushes, or as trees

Propagation

Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a rootstock for fruit

Pests

Plums suffer from plum aphid, caterpillars, fruit tree red spider mite, brown scale, plum moth and bullfinches may be problematic

Diseases

May be affected by silver leaf, bacterial canker, blossom wilt and fruit by brown rot

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Wall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

ClimbingBushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years