mirabelle 'Ruby COLLUMNAR'
mirabelle Ruby Columnar
Originating in Ukraine in 1995, 'Ruby COLUMNAR' has fabulously bright red fruit - and is the largest of the mirabelles....
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
£47.99
available to order from autumn 2024
12 litre pot | VVA-1 root stock | 1.5m
£169.99
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Plant description
Originating in Ukraine in 1995, 'Ruby COLUMNAR' has fabulously bright red fruit - and is the largest of the mirabelles. Its sweet peach-like fruits have dark red flesh and the plants have a compact, upright habit. A self-fertile plant, which is definitely worth considering for smaller gardens.
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 Ruby COLUMNAR (PBR):
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.
