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Prunus domestica 'Blue Tit' (C/D) AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Fruit (edible)

Habit

Bushy

Resilience

Hardiness

old H4 (hardy)

Colour

Flower

White in Spring

Foliage

Green in Spring and Summer

Fruit

Blue in Summer

Size

Ultimate height

2.5-4 metres

Ultimate spread

2.5-4 metres

Time to ultimate height

5-10 years

Preferred common name

plum 'Blue Tit'

Family

Rosaceae

Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark

'Blue Tit' is a compact and reliable blue plum with a pleasant flavour. Produces regular, good crops and is self-fertile. Cropping season is mid August. Pollination group 5

Suppliers

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Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Aspect

South-facing or West-facing

Sheltered

Cultivation

Grow in a moist, but well-drained soil in full sun. Suitable for all training forms, including fan-trained. Keep a weed-free area of at least 60cm radius around trunk. Thin fruit if necessary. Irrigate in dry periods. Flowers late so should escape spring frosts

Soil

Well-drained or Moist but well-drained

Neutral

Loam or Sand

Propagation

Propagate by budding or grafting onto a rootstock for fruit. The rootstock used will affect the size of the plant

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage/Informal Garden or Wall-side Borders

How to care

Pruning

Regular pruning required according to tree form. Pruning plums or Prune established fans

Pests

Can suffer from plum aphid, caterpillars, fruit tree red spider mite, brown scale, plum moth and bullfinches

Diseases

May be affected by silver leaf, bacterial canker and brown rot

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