Plum Tree Choice

[WrexTheDragon]

My Damson grows well in non clay soil.

[chrisguk]

Chris - they are out of season in the UK now so anything you buy will be from warmer regions and will have travelled a long way!

Bummer, suppose it'll be a trip to the local garden centres perhaps.

[Jeanied]

If you order online from a reputable nursery, then they will supply you when they are ready - I would have thought bare-rooted is still an option.

[Newtothis]

Hi - just a late add to this. We have heavy clay soil and have 2 plums and a greengage growing fine and dandy here.
They sometimes have good years followed by bad, I guess the poor things exhaust themselves one year then rest a year!
The gage is Oulin's Golden Gage and is very tasty.
The plum's are Dittisham Black but is not prolific, and our favorite and top performer is - you guessed it - good old Victoria!!!
Sometimes the branches almost break with the weight of fruit!

David

[chrisguk]

If you order online from a reputable nursery, then they will supply you when they are ready - I would have thought bare-rooted is still an option.

I may send them an email enquiring about delivery etc - better than just blind ordering i think

Hi - just a late add to this. We have heavy clay soil and have 2 plums and a greengage growing fine and dandy here.
They sometimes have good years followed by bad, I guess the poor things exhaust themselves one year then rest a year!
The gage is Oulin's Golden Gage and is very tasty.
The plum's are Dittisham Black but is not prolific, and our favorite and top performer is - you guessed it - good old Victoria!!!
Sometimes the branches almost break with the weight of fruit!

David

My Gran absolutely loves Victoria plums, so thats definitely a pro for growing one!

[northepaul]

I have damsons on heavy clay acidic soil and it is fine

[joshie]

Oi oi whats wrong with the good old victoria plum :P lol

[zazen999]

Bummer, suppose it'll be a trip to the local garden centres perhaps.

Hi

You can buy the trees - I was saying that going to go out and buy lots to see if you like them, meant you were buying the fruit not the tree themselves; and any fruit that you bought would not have been grown here and thus not up to scratch.

[chrisguk]

I know, i was unsure at first, but after a quick trip out to a supermarket to sample some plums, i managed to connect the lack of plums and their foreign origin and thought 'darned, plums are out of season (few moments) so thats what that post on the forums meant!'

Needless to say, i explained the whole concept to my girlfriend