Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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Prunus 'Opal' (Opal Plum Tree)
Medium, reddish purple plums ready for picking late July. Self Fertile.
Common Name: Opal Plum Tree
Latin Name: Prunus domestica 'Opal'
Soil: Will tolerate most soils, except very chalky or badly drained.
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: April to May/ White
Fruit picking time: Late July
Fruit Size/colour: Medium/ Reddish Purple
Pollination group: Self fertile *3*
Rootstock: St Julien A. (Semi vigorous rootstock which will reach a height approximately of 4 metres.)
Prunus 'Opal' is one of the most reliable of all the garden plums. This tree will produce a medium sized, reddish-purple fruit with superb flavour. A feature worth noting for this plum is the ease with which the yellow flesh parts from the stone. (This is a self fertile Plum, which will also help to pollinate others in the same flowering group (e.g. 'Jubilee')
This Plum Tree is supplied bare rooted suitable for planting from November until March or in a 10 litre container suitable for planting all year round.. The total height of this tree is approximately 1.5-2.1m (5-7ft) depending on which size you have chosen.
Our bare rooted trees are hand lifted from our nursery on the day or day before despatch. There will be no soil around the roots but they are covered with a bag to prevent them drying out. If you are unable to plant the trees immediately there is no need to panic. The trees are completely dormant this time of year, which means as long as the roots are kept out of the frost and well wrapped up no harm will come to them, although the sooner you can get them planted in the ground the better.
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