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Feb 28, 2024 · How to grow a Victoria plum tree For the sweetest, juiciest plums, grow Prunus domestica 'Victoria' in full sun and moist but well drained soil. Water newly planted trees regularly until established.
There are lots of delicious types of plum to choose from, including classic rosy-yellow ‘Victoria’ plums, small juicy gages, sweet golden mirabelles and dusky purple damsons, ideal for jam. Plum trees are simple to plant and like a warm, sunny spot with fertile soil that doesn’t get waterlogged.
- How to Grow Victoria Plum Trees - in A Nutshell......
- Choice of Growing Methods
- Plum Trees For Small Gardens
- Growing Plum Trees in Containers
- Further Cultivation Notes
For a dwarf Plum Tree - Pixy is a dwarf bush rootstock, space required approx 7' wide and 8' high, smaller when containerized.'St Julien' makes a bigger orchard sized tree for grassy area etc, needing 10' across, 12'+ highA supercolumn tree is a narrow space saving option for border, pots, etc, just 18" across, 6-7' highVictoria grows against any sunny warm wall as a fan, space required 6-8' high & wideThere are actually several different ways in which you can grow a Victoria plum – surely something to suit everyone. Varying methods and tree shapes suit different applications.
Choose the Pixy stock as mentioned before and grow as a small bush tree, or try the 'column' method, this fits very easilt into a garden border or container and casts little shade.
I would reckon about 50% of our sales of Victoria plum tree come from gardeners who want to container grow their tree. It’s perfectly feasible – just make sure you choose the Pixy stock described earlier in this article, it’s a nice compact tree that will adapt well to a pot. Or you can choose the column option instead which makes a nice symmetrica...
Harvesting - the Victoria plum season
To savour the fruits at their absolute best it is essential to harvest at the optimum time. It can be tempting to pluck them from the tree too soon and sometimes they colour up and appear ripe when they actually aren’t. Two rules to follow – the fruit should have a little ‘give’ when gently felt. Secondly it should part readily from the tree without too much of a struggle. And the fist falling fruits from the boughs is also an indication of ripeness. You can seldom harvest all the fruit at th...
Pollination for Victoria Plums
Many Plum trees need partner varieties to fruit well but Victoria is self-compatible so you do not need other trees nearby to ensure a good crop. Which brings us to the benefits of…..
Thinning
One of Victoria’s faults is it’s boom or bust philosophy to cropping. One year the boughs are weighted down with the abundance of crop and the next there’s nothing. Biennial cropping as it’s known is inherent in this variety. So, a year when a lot of fruit has been set requires some attention if you’re to avoid a fruiting drought the next. When the developing fruits are pea sized or a little more, go over the tree and remove by hand up to a quarter of them. The remaining fruits will be bigger...
plum 'Victoria'. A reliably fruiting, self-fertile dessert and culinary plum to 2.5-4m in height depending upon the rootstock. Flowers white, dark red fruit in August-September. Join the RHS today and save 30%. Join now. © RHS 2002.
Oct 13, 2020 · Read the Tree2mydoor Victoria Plum Tree Care Guide for all the latest tips and tricks. Learn how to grow Victoria plums at home in the garden. Advice on planting, pruning, watering and more!
Award-winning Prunus domestica ‘Victoria’ (European Plum) is a medium-sized European plum tree with a low canopy clothed in elliptic, finely serrated, bright green leaves. In mid-spring, it bursts into a profusion of sweetly fragrant, white 5-petaled blossoms, creating a spectacular display.
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Victoria plum trees are mostly disease-free and produce attractive and delicious golden yellow to red plump fruits. The trees are easy to grow, and their fruits can be eaten raw or cooked in cakes. How do you plant Victoria plum trees?
