Plum Avalon

Plum Avalon produces lovely large red, purple plums with a lovely, sweet flavour. One of the finest dessert varieties the Avalon Plum ripens mid to late season and will happily keep once picked for up to a week. Avalon Plum is a modern variety and an excellent example of improvement on the traditional Victoria. 
 
Avalon is easy to grow, has good disease resistance and produces very good and reliable crops of excellent quality once it matures. Its pollination group is 2 it is also partially self fertile, which helps in a smaller garden or orchard.

Our Plum Avalon bare rooted trees are lifted at the start of the bare root season in November, when the plum trees become dormant, and made available through to March the following year. This period is the ideal time for economical planting. You will however have to wait a year to pick your crop as bare root trees cannot be picked in their first year. For all year round planting why not choose from our selection of container grown plum trees. They do cost more but are older, more established and ready to crop.
 
We use and recommend planting with friendly myccorrhizal fungi such as Rootgrow. This helps to produce a stronger root system thereby aiding establishment. We also use and can supply Blood, Fish and Bone - a tried and trusted natural all round fertilizer. Alternatively, to help give your tree the best start you can incorporate our carefully blended mix of compost to help give your tree all the vital nutrients and minerals it needs to flourish in your garden. It is good practice to firmly secure and support your tree with a good stake and tie to aid in its establishment. Download our planting guide to help you with any questions that you may have or call us on the number below and we will be pleased to help. 

Rootstock	Our Plum trees are grown on St Julian A rootstocks which produces a garden size tree to about 3 - 4 metres.
Use	Dessert
Harvest Time	August
Pollination Group	2,

	Bare Root Maiden	A young single stemmed first year tree	£18.00
	Bare Root Feathered Maiden	A second year or older tree, pruned to create multiple small side branches.	£22.00
	Bare Root Half Standard	An establishing tree with a clear stem, older than a feathered. It has been pruned and worked in the nursery by skilled hands to start creating the crown of the tree. A good ready shaped and finished tree for you to enjoy.	£36.00
	30 Litre Pot	A ready fruiting pot grown tree that has been pruned and worked on in the nursery by skilled hands. Having a clear stem and crown ready for you to grow on.	£58.00