{"product_id":"plum-santa-rosa-espaliers-horizontal-cordon-prunus-salicina","title":"Santa Rosa Plum (Espalier) - Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’","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\u003eSanta Rosa Plum (Espalier) - Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf all the Japanese plums grown in Australia, ‘Santa Rosa’ has stayed in home gardens longest because it does two things well: it crops without a partner, and it tastes better than anything sold in a supermarket. Trained as a flat espalier, \u003cem\u003ePrunus salicina\u003c\/em\u003e ‘Santa Rosa’ carries its blossom and fruit on a single plane of horizontal arms that can be netted, thinned and picked from the ground. Fruit colours deep crimson purple through late December and January.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy This Plum\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrops Alone\u003c\/strong\u003e: Partly self fertile, so one trained tree will fruit, with a second Japanese plum simply increasing the yield.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEating Quality\u003c\/strong\u003e: Amber flesh, red under the skin, sweet with a tart edge that stops it being cloying.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWarm Climate Suitability\u003c\/strong\u003e: A low winter chill requirement that fits coastal and warm temperate Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Winter Bloom\u003c\/strong\u003e: Clouds of white flowers open before the leaves and before most of the garden has started.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNetting Access\u003c\/strong\u003e: Flat trained growth is far easier to net against birds and fruit fly than an open tree.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNorth facing wall\u003c\/strong\u003e: Stored heat advances ripening and improves fruit colour.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eProductive boundary\u003c\/strong\u003e: A row of espaliers replaces a fence line hedge with something that crops.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNarrow side garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Uses a strip of ground too tight for any conventional fruit tree.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormal kitchen garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Trained tiers give a vegetable garden permanent structure through winter.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3-3.5m for a continuous trained row\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Winter while dormant\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Well drained loam with compost worked through, and no tolerance of standing water at any time of year\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply twice a week through the first summer, then weekly, keeping moisture steady from flowering to harvest. Tie each new extension to the wires while the wood is supple, mulch to 75mm clear of the trunk, and prune in late summer to hold the shape.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2-2.5m as trained\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5-3.5m across the tiers\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fast\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species from China, cultivar raised in California\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e White, late winter to early spring\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"500mm","offer_id":59795360284958,"sku":"ND-1412-500MM","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/Owhw-3Sa91vTGaZRdG5WE_kDR4g8BH.jpg?v=1787314184","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/plum-santa-rosa-espaliers-horizontal-cordon-prunus-salicina","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}