One of my favourite harvests is at it's absolute peak this week - The Victoria plums.
Supermarket plums from warmer climbs are such a disappointment, they're like a whole different fruit. These fresh from the tree (or local shop) are a different thing all together. Sweet and delicious flesh and so far the grub count inside them has been low (not saying I haven't eaten a maggot so far this summer, but if I have I haven't noticed).
This tree is 13 years old and this is the first really heavy crop I've had from it. Unfortunately a little too heavy and one branch has snapped, reducing our harvest by quite some amount. Still enough to pick some fresh every day and stuff our faces.
I know the space for fruit trees is a luxury, but fruit trees pay back so much from their initial cost if you can put them in. This was a £5 supermarket tree, it owes me nothing!
Have different plums ripening elsewhere as well!
What's your favourite plum to grow?
I've been wanting to plant a plum tree but they have been hard to secure here. I'm not sure if they are popular or just not suited for our climate. We did plant a plumcot hybrid tree about six or seven years ago but it didn't leaf out this spring.
ReplyDeleteI should add my favorite fruit tree by far is the tart cherry with a peach coming in close second.
ReplyDeleteWe have our first peaches so nearly ready here as well! Can't wait for them. Plums and damsons just hit right with flavour for me!
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