Product Description
Plum 'Victoria' & 'Opal' Duo Tree - Now everyone can grow fruit trees in the minimum of space! These incredible duo fruit trees have been meticulously grafted by highly skilled nurserymen, to create 2 different trees growing on one rootstock! What's more, the rootstocks are dwarfing meaning that your trees will always remain compact! You will get 2 different varieties of fruit from 1 tree so are perfect for anyone who loves the idea of picking their own home-grown fresh fruit but has limited space. Each of the varieties will produce bumper crops of delicious full-sized fruit! Because they are already trained into a V shape, they are perfect for growing up a wall.
Plum 'Victoria' - Named in honour of the much-loved British queen, 'Victoria' Plum is the UK's favourite plum variety by a mile and deservedly so! The delicious fruits are ready to pick each July and taste simply mouth-watering when eaten straight from the tree. With the remaining fruit you can make jams and preserves, and, of course, eat them stewed with custard!
Plum 'Opal' - Pretty, pale red fruit with olden-yellow flesh look wonderful as they ripen on the tree ready for picking in late July each year, following its attractive and fragrant white blossom, providing a wonderful spectacle throughout spring and summer. The delicious fruits have a brilliant acidic sharpness when picked early, so they are perfect for cooking plum puddings or jam - making 'Opal' one of the most popular cooking varieties around.
You can plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Supplied as grower-quality bare-root duo fruit tree with two varieties grafted on to dwarfing rootstocks.
What Is Supplied
Item 300066 supplied as:
Supplied as a bare root, grower quality tree, grafted on a single rootstock with 2 named plum varieties.
Item 300207 supplied as:
Supplied an es established fruit tree in a 5L pot, ready to plant out.
Plant Information
Top Tips
Add Rootgrow Mycorrhizal Fungi to give your plants a head start and establish faster.
Care Guide
- Apply a slow-release fertiliser such as blood fish and bone in early spring, and mulch to retain moisture.
- Drape netting over cherry trees to protect the fruit from birds.
- Water regularly, and don't let the soil dry out if planted in pots.
- Stone fruit should not be pruned during winter, to minimise the risk of infection - early summer is the ideal time. Established trees don't require radical pruning, just take off any diseased, dying and damaged branches, (the three Ds). Look at the overall shape and aim for an open structure of branches and remove any that cross over so they don't damage each other.
- Hang wasp traps in trees and harvest crops as soon as they ripen. Avoid leaving windfalls or over-ripe fruit on the ground.
- Don't forget the tree guards as rabbits can strip the bark overnight.
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Fully Grown Plant dimensions (approx)
300cm
200cm
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Professional approach, kept well informed. Goods as described.
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As a bare root it was late in season, soaked as instructed and now well in leaf. Looks good
Review Submitted: 29/05/2023 - 19:06:47
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the items recevied not in good contion delivered to the wrong address i did phone
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Review Submitted: 24/04/2020 - 08:35:01
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Service first class, although I had a small problem with the goods supplied it was sorted out very quickly and I?m happy with purchase
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Good service both with quick delivery and customer problem, more than happy with the outcome
Review Submitted: 28/01/2020 - 12:50:48
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Easy to order, delivery on time and in good condition
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Easy transaction delivery on time
Review Submitted: 21/11/2018 - 09:56:58
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Good service, good bargains
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Unable to comment as they are just roots at the moment
Review Submitted: 24/11/2017 - 06:07:04
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trees arrived safely and well boxed would have liked updates as to how my order was progressing, as just says up to 10 day.
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all planted and will see how they do
Review Submitted: 23/11/2017 - 07:39:18
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WELL PACKAGED. INFORMED WHEN DELIVERY WOULD HAPPEN.
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Dormant plant with good rootstock.
Review Submitted: 14/11/2017 - 14:30:20
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very easy website to use plants well packed
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cant wait until next year
Review Submitted: 13/11/2017 - 10:04:36
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dealt with my problem efficiently when I rang to tell them that they had dispatched 2 cherry trees instead of 1 cherry and 1 pear after the call received an emasil to tell my tree was ready for dispatch received it today hope it is a pear tree as there was no label on it?
Review Submitted: 03/03/2017 - 10:54:21
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well boxed, would order again
Review Submitted: 10/02/2017 - 19:01:29
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All my orders arrived in excellent condition and on time
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Good conditon
Review Submitted: 04/02/2017 - 15:46:54
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I have bought from them several times and have always had great service.
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nice healthy looking tree.
Review Submitted: 31/01/2017 - 09:07:06
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Good service
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Plant dormant
Review Submitted: 31/01/2017 - 12:16:36
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Some possibly good, hard to say as plants dormant. One definitely bad
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Hard to say as dormant
Review Submitted: 31/01/2017 - 08:43:19
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They both look good
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Very good quality
Review Submitted: 31/01/2017 - 11:09:36
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Very happy with trees
Review Submitted: 31/01/2017 - 18:43:51
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Fast delivery.
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Bare root appears healthy.
Review Submitted: 26/01/2017 - 15:48:04
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Good variety of plants and good prices
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Good way of getting two trees
Review Submitted: 14/11/2016 - 17:41:43
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Just diapointed when half the order was wrong but was quickly rectified so I was happy with the quick service response
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Again healthy good condition
Review Submitted: 05/04/2016 - 05:23:53
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excellent sevice
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good size and rootstock
Review Submitted: 04/04/2016 - 08:44:43
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The sales team were very helpful
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As above
Review Submitted: 04/04/2016 - 07:04:48
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fast delivery
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looked very healthy, good roots
Review Submitted: 25/03/2016 - 00:01:19
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Ordered items and they arrived well packed but with no instructions on wether to soak roots before planting or how deep to plant, maybe an idea to include this?
Review Submitted: 24/03/2016 - 04:38:43
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Trees were fine but took a long time in coming
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Arrived later than expected
Review Submitted: 09/03/2016 - 11:33:55
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it was good
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To early to tell
Review Submitted: 22/02/2016 - 11:17:49
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Feefo please note I Have already sent this to you
Review Submitted: 16/02/2016 - 17:06:29