{"product_id":"plum-angelina-prunus-domestica","title":"Angelina Plum - Prunus domestica ‘Angelina’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAngelina Plum - Prunus domestica ‘Angelina’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngelina, often catalogued as Angelina Burdett, is an old European plum grown for large dark purple fruit with amber flesh that eats well fresh and holds up in the kitchen. As a landscape tree \u003cem\u003ePrunus domestica\u003c\/em\u003e gives a broad open head, a heavy flush of white blossom before leaf, and a crop that arrives in mid to late summer. It is a cold winter tree: give it genuine winter chill and it rewards you, plant it in the humid subtropics and it will sulk.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Angelina Plum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFruit Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Large, deep purple skinned fruit with sweet golden flesh, good for fresh eating, bottling and jam.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpring Blossom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clouds of white flowers open on bare wood, one of the earliest displays in a temperate garden.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReliable Cropper\u003c\/strong\u003e: Widely listed as self fertile, though a second European plum flowering at the same time will lift the set.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Frame\u003c\/strong\u003e: Responds well to open vase pruning, so the tree can be held at picking height rather than allowed to run up.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCold Climate Suitability\u003c\/strong\u003e: Genuinely at home in the tablelands, central Victoria, Tasmania and the Adelaide Hills where many fruit trees struggle.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHome Orchard Anchor\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single mature tree carries enough fruit for a household and a good deal of preserving.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdible Feature Tree\u003c\/strong\u003e: Sited on lawn it works as an ornamental in its own right through blossom and autumn leaf drop.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive Boundary Row\u003c\/strong\u003e: Repeated along a fence line it forms a seasonal soft screen that also feeds the household.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRural and Acreage Planting\u003c\/strong\u003e: Suits cool climate small farms and lifestyle blocks with room for a proper orchard row.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m in an orchard row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 6m as separated specimens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter and early spring while the tree is dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deep, fertile, well drained loam with a neutral to slightly acidic pH. Plums resent waterlogging, so mound or raise the planting position on heavy clay.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply once or twice a week through the first two summers, tapering as roots extend, and keep water up during fruit swell to avoid small fruit. Mulch out to the drip line with straw or coarse compost, keep grass off the root zone, and remove any suckers from below the graft union.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 5m, easily held lower with annual pruning\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moderate\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun, minimum six hours\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species of long cultivation, originating in Europe and western Asia\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795308577054,"sku":"ND-1406-150L","price":2250.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/0n3_-dL5TqVkRSTJMys1W_8ZXQ1NwU.jpg?v=1787313246","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/plum-angelina-prunus-domestica","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}