Description
A French culinary favorite and of the Bullock brothers on Orcas Island, Washington. Also called Belgium Purple, this mid season, culinary European Plum is also good for nearly freestone. The fruit is medium sized, roundish, firm & sweet with purple skin and golden flesh. Tree is heavily, is not self-fertile, is blooms between Bavay Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop and and Victoria plums. It originated in Belgium, 1850. Also called Bleu de Belgique.
European Plum species description: European Plum is self-fertile. USDA Hardiness Zones: 4-9. Plums do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PM73 |
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| Variety: | Bleue de Belgique |
| Common Name: | European Plum |
| Latin Name: | Prunus domestica |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Alias: | Belgium Purple, Bleu de Belgique |
| Tree: | blooms between Bavay Gage, Coe’s Golden Drop, and Victoria plums |
| Characteristics: | culinary, nearly freestone |
| Pollination: | not self-fertile |
| Other Common Names: | Plum |
| Origin: | Belgium, 1850 |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Width: | 15ft |
| Soil PH: | 5.5-7.5 |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Flower Type: | Hermaphroditic |
| Fruit: | medium sized, roundish, firm, sweet purple skin golden flesh |
| Season (Ripening): | mid |
| Production: | heavily |
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