Plum – Mariposa

Plant family: Rosaceae

Plant origin: Asia.

Fruit description:

Flowers: Plum flowers are a small white delicate blossom, produced in abundance in Spring. They are bisexual. If there is a wind during flowering, the petals fall like snowflakes.

Growing conditions:

Uses:

Medicinal uses:

Pollination requirements: Self-Pollinating.

Harvest time Pick the fruit when it is nearly ripe or fully ripe. It can ripen a little after picking at room temperature. Ripeness is indicated by the full colour of the skin and the fruit having a slight give when gently pressed. Pick the fruit carefully so as not to bruise or damage the skin.

Plant relatives Prunus domestica is the European variety of Plum. The Plum is related to all Prunus species, including peaches, nectarines, cherries and apricots.

Special features: Plums have been cultivated for thousands of years.

Grown by method: Grafted Pot size: 5 litre

Plant growing Height and Width for pots or in the ground planting: Grows to 3 metres high by 2 metres wide if Planted in a Pot. Grows 4 metres high by 4 metres wide if Planted in the Ground.

Shipping plant pot or planter bag size: 5 litre