2011: Bed Wall: Fruit Wall

Plum cordon "Curlew"

Photo: Nina Pope 15.05.10

Photo: Nina Pope 15.05.10

Plum cordon "Curlew"

Plum "Curlew" (Prunus domestica)

Fruit - Edible?: Edible

Notes from Keepers Nursery: A blue mid season cooking plum

Use: Culinary

Season of Use: M Aug

Colour: Blue

Origin: Hertfordshire UK 1875

Pollination Group: C

Self-fertility: Partially Self Fertile

In Saturday 6th February 2010

  • Planted Out by Group, Sat 6th Feb '10
    At the tree planting event
  • Pruned by Group, Mon 9th Aug '10
  • Pruned by Group, Fri 11th Mar '11
  • Pruned by Group, Sat 9th Jul '11

This tree came as a 1 year maiden on root stock St Julien A, we are growing it as a cordon - which is turning out to be a rather mixed experiment! 

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