plum 'Mirabelle Countess'
mirabelle Countess / Red Countess
With superb, round, deep red-purple fruits, the interior of ‘Countess’ is red to yellow with a wonderfully sweet, rich flavour....
12 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.5m
£164.99
In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
£59.99
available to order from autumn 2024
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Plant description
With superb, round, deep red-purple fruits, the interior of ‘Countess’ is red to yellow with a wonderfully sweet, rich flavour. Excellent eating quality is guaranteed with the stone easily pulling away from the juicy flesh when ripe, but this plum can also be used in cooking. A profusion of white flowers in spring heralds the anticipation of plum puddings to come!
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
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Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for plum Mirabelle Countess:
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.
Please note:
This plant is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
