plum 'Lizzie'
Japanese plum
A Japanese plum variety with a pear-drop-like flavour and blood-red flesh. ‘Lizzie’ produces beautiful spring blossoms, occasionally even in late...
bare root | SJA root stock | 1.2m
£34.99
available to order from autumn 2024
9 litre pot | SJA root stock | 1.2m
£54.99
available to order from summer
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Plant description
A Japanese plum variety with a pear-drop-like flavour and blood-red flesh. ‘Lizzie’ produces beautiful spring blossoms, occasionally even in late winter, followed by red-purple fruit that is sweet, juicy, and perfect for eating fresh or cooking. The tree is a heavy and reliable cropper, bearing abundant fruit from August onwards. It is self-fertile and has good frost resistance for its early blossoms, but may require extra support for its branches due to the weight of the fruit.
Pollination information: This is a self-fertile plum and does not require a pollination partner. Please note - as a Japanese plum, this variety is unable to pollinate other domestic UK plums.
Pollination information: This is a self-fertile plum and does not require a pollination partner. Please note - as a Japanese plum, this variety is unable to pollinate other domestic UK plums.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun
Rate of growth
Average
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for plum Lizzie:
When planting your plum tree, prepare a hole up to three times the diameter of its root system. Fork over the base of the pit in readiness, incorporating plenty of organic matter into the backfill and planting hole. Avoiding frozen and waterlogged soil, trees should be planted out as they arrive. If you've ordered a bare root tree, soak the roots in a bucket of water for half an hour prior to planting, or if this is not possible, they can be heeled in temporarily, covering their roots with soil, or potted up. Protect from cold, drying winds. Apply a balanced fertiliser in early spring to support growth and fruiting. Lightly prune in summer to reduce the risk of silver leaf and bacterial canker, to retain an open ‘goblet’ shape and remove any damaged, diseased or broken branches.
Please note:
This tree is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
