Organic Heron Plum Trees
Herons aren't usually welcome visitors to the garden - especially if you have a well stocked fish pond - but the Organic Heron Plum Trees will prove a popular addition to your orchard or garden fruit growing area.
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Herons aren't usually welcome visitors to the garden - especially if you have a well stocked fish pond - but the Organic Heron Plum Trees will prove a popular addition to your orchard or garden fruit growing area.
Bred on the famous Rivers Nursery in Hertfordshire, Heron plum trees produce large, long oval shaped fruit ready for harvesting in August; cropping is reliable and as Heron falls into pollination group B, you'll need a variety from groups A, B or C to ensure these August harvested plums are in plentiful supply.
Organic Heron plum trees are raised on moderately vigorous St Julien A rootstocks and the fruit is purple skinned with a greenish yellow flesh.
Organic Heron Plum Trees are despatched in bare-root form between November and March.
- Organic Heron Plum Trees supplied in moderately vigorous form on St Julien A rootstocks
- Trees grown on St Julien A rootstock reach 3.5-5.5m
- Raised on Soil Association certified and DEFRA inspected specialist nursery
- Ideal for fan training on a sunny, south facing wall
- Heavy and reliable cropper
- Suitable for growing as a bush tree
- Pollination group B
- Plant with varieties from groups A, B or C for effective pollination
- Popular summer variety - pick from mid August
- Ideal culinary use and eating
- Does not store well
- Prune young trees in early spring and more established trees in mid-summer to avoid silverleaf
- Fruit is long and oval with a blue skin and green/yellow flesh
- Supplied with siting, planting and training leaflet
- Comes in maiden form for easy training and pruning
- Some frost resistance
- Ideal for making jams and preserves
- See our Guide to Successful Fruit Trees for more growing advice
Delivery - delivery of your fruit trees is £9.95 to most parts of the UK. Unfortunately fruit trees are unable to be delivered to Northern Ireland and Eire. Customers in the Scottish highlands and islands should e-mail our Customer Services Department or telephone on 0333 400 6400 (local rate) for a quotation.
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Planting and Delivery Information
See our Guide to Successful Fruit Trees for more growing advice.
Planting - do not attempt to plant your fruit trees when the ground is frozen or waterlogged. The trees can be stored in their packaging in an outbuilding or garage for 2-3 days, or can be heeled into the soil where the ground is not as frozen. Alternatively, plant up in large pots or containers and ensure the roots have good contact with the soil.
Delivery - delivery of your fruit trees is £9.95 to most parts of the UK. Unfortunately fruit trees are unable to be delivered to Northern Ireland and Eire. Customers in the Scottish highlands and islands should e-mail our Customer Services Department or telephone on 0333 400 6400 for a quotation.