Mirabelle & Cherry Plum trees

Expert help available for this variety

Gypsy

Gypsy

Gypsy is a modern Cherry Plum. The fruit is bright red with an orange flesh and a sugary flavour, primarily used for culinary purposes although they can be eaten fresh as well.

Reserve now for delivery w/c 3rd September onwards

Gypsy mirabelle & cherry plum trees for sale

Supplied asPrice inc
*delivery
Quantity
required

Pot-grown fruit trees (delivery Sept 2012 - April 2013)

2-year bush-tree -12L pot - Pixy rootstock
Mature height: Medium (2.5m - 3m)
£39.00
2-year bush-tree -12L pot - St.Julien rootstock
Mature height: Large (3m - 3.5m)
£39.00

Bare-root fruit trees (delivery any week Nov 2012 - Feb 2013)

1-year -Bare-root - St.Julien rootstock
Mature height: Large (3m - 3.5m)
£31.00

**All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

Delivery period: Pot-grown trees can be delivered from September onwards. Bare-root trees can be delivered from mid-November onwards. Within those periods you can specify your preferred month of delivery during the checkout process. It is best to order as soon as you can to ensure items are reserved for you.

*Mature heights: Height shown is the approximate height of the tree when mature (after 5-10 years), not the height when supplied. See photos of trees as supplied. Actual mature heights may vary considerably dependent on your local conditions and training and pruning regime.

Stock availability: Items showing as 'sold out' will probably be available again next season. If you would like to reserve in advance use our enquiry form - this does not commit you to anything.



Growing

  • Overall disease resistance: Good
  • Cropping: Light
  • Fertility: Partially self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 1
  • Ploidy: Diploid
  • Pollinating others: Average
  • Bearing regularity: Regular
  • Gardening skill: Easy
  • Vigour: Average growth
  • Attractive fruit
  • Fruit persistence: Normal ripening

Uses

Identification

  • Fruit colour: Red
  • Blossom colour: White
  • Leaf colour: Green
  • Country of origin: Ukraine
  • Period of origin: 1950 - 1999

Climate


Pollination guide for Gypsy mirabelle & cherry plum trees

Gypsy is partially self-fertile, but fruiting will be improved if there is a compatible tree of a different variety nearby.

Our online pollination checker lists suitable pollination partners for this variety.

More advice about pollination.


How to grow Gypsy mirabelle & cherry plum trees

Gypsy is a new cherry plum variety, developed for the UK climate.

As well as the pollination partners mentioned above, Gypsy will also cross-pollinate with most early-flowering Plum and Damson varieties.

Planting instructions.

Pruning instructions.


Historical details

Ukraine.

See this page on your smartphone

QR code