Mirabelle plum tree
Mirabelle plum tree: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
A mirabelle plum tree belongs to the mirabelle group of Prunus domestica, in the Rosaceae family. This deciduous fruit tree is grown for its small yellow to golden plums, particularly associated with the orchards of Lorraine in France. Mirabelle describes a type of fruit rather than a tree with completely uniform characteristics: the cultivar, rootstock and trained form all influence its presence in a garden.Its branching outline develops over the years and provides a lasting feature in an orchard or fruit garden. Green foliage accompanies the growing season before falling during the colder part of the year. The vigour and dimensions of a grafted tree depend partly on its rootstock, while the qualities of the fruit are associated with the cultivar. Two mirabelle trees therefore do not necessarily reach the same size when mature.The pale spring flowers have the familiar appearance of plum blossom and receive visits from pollinating insects.…
