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A really nice looking rarity – Plum ‘Manaccan’

An old Cornish variety of plum.Originating from the Manaccan area of Cornwall. A chance wild seedling. A really nice looking

Amazingly we have 3 plum varieties that are being grown outside that are already ripe. Whats even more, is they

As a comparison with previous blog article here we have some Date Plum (Diospyros Lotus) in flower. Whereas the Diospyros

I have a few small plum trees that look extremely tatty. Is was not until I unwound the rabbit spirals

Plum ‘Avalon’ is described as a mid season, but this year its being harvested now. The taste of this is

Plum ‘Biricoccolo Vesuviano’ harvested today. Not a very large plum, but ideal for children. The skin has a slight fuzziness

A relatively long ripening period form the first to the last. This could be due to the position of the

Plum ‘Herman’ harvested today. Not a particularly large plum, but full of flavour, especially for this time of year for

Now here we have an early Mirabelle plum. It originated in the Ukraine and is dark red skinned with yellow

Pick – Early August, Store – August Plum Japanese – Beauty (prunus salicina) tends to be smaller than a later