Plant Needs.... Planting site Hardiness: Hardy in UK/Ireland/Scottish Highlands Zones 5 to 9 (-29C to -1C / -20F to 30F) Border/container: Borders Sun/shade: Likes sun Soil type: Chalk, Loam (normal) Soil pH: Acid (ericaceous), Alkaline, Neutral Moisture: Well drained soil, moisture retentive soil Hazardous: No Pollination group: C - early to mid. Fruits with groups B-D
Plant Names... Botanical name: Prunus domestica 'Victoria' Common name: Plum 'Victoria', Cooking & eating plum Also known as: Prunus domestica 'Queen Victoria', Prunus domestica 'Denyer's Victoria'
Plant Type... Plant botanical type: Fruit tree, Tree
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Description... This plum dates back to around 1840. It was discovered in a Sussex garden and started off in Denyer's nursery in Brixton. It is a good self-fertile plum that fruits heavily and can be eaten cooked or raw. It is recommended that this be grown as a fan trained tree or in a pyramid. This minimizes the chance of branches being broken and thus, silver leaf disease (to which this form is susceptible), being introduced. The fruit is ready at the end of August or in early September. It is coloured a warm, peachy, orange red when ripe, and has an attractive blue bloom on the skin surface. There are clusters of single white flowerlets in spring.
Plum pollination:
Most plum trees need to be near other plum trees that have compatible blossoming times in order to be pollinated and produce fruit. Check the "Pollination Group" to see which plums are compatible with this one.
Awards Royal Horicultural Society's Award of Garden Merit
(RHS AGM)
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Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Planting your new plant
Water the plant thoroughly when you get it home, and plant out as soon as possible. Make the hole for the plant larger that the pot it is in and the same depth. When removing the plant from the pot, squeeze the sides of the pot to loosen it. Loosen the roots of the plant, put the plant in the hole spreading the roots to encourage them to grow outwards. Fill round the edges of the rootball with soil to the same level as the surrounding soil.
Care for your plant
Plants in containers need plant food to thrive when in growth. Seek advice from your retailer regarding best product(s). Follow the packet instructions when applying plant food. Remove fading flowers to encourage fresh ones.
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