4-5ft ‘Rivers’ Early Prolific’ Plum Tree | SJA Semi Vigorous Rootstock | Bare Root

Original price was: $26.99.Current price is: $18.89.

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One of the earliest plums that will be ready for harvesting. Very good as a dessert plum when ripened and a perfect plum for cooking and making jam. Plums are round oval with a dark blue heavy bloom and golden yellow flesh.

Heavy cropping for these plums

Features

Q:Does Height Really Matter?

A: Not As Much As You Might Think…
One stand out specification that customers often use to judge the value of a tree is the height. So should height directly correlate with the price of a tree? No, not necessarily.
To an extent the height of a tree can give you a good indication of its maturity but you must not forget: To grow a productive, well shaped, healthy tree you must prune it back regularly, especially when young.
Our trees often grow up to 2m in the fields before we prune them back and package them ready to send out. This pruning encourages the tree to grow more, stronger branches and ensures there is a good balance between the root size and top growth. This ensures that your tree puts energy into establishing a healthy root base instead of supporting top growth, providing a better foundation for your tree in the future.
So, in summary: Don’t let the extra 10/20cm you may find elsewhere sway you. You are likely to be paying extra for the delivery costs and, if you want a healthy tree in the long run, you’re going to have to chop it off anyway!

Arrives as	Bare, root, tree
Approx. Height on Arrival	120-150cm, (4-5, ft)
Approx. Growth Height	2.5, meters
Rootstock	Semi-dwarfing
Rate of Growth	Fast
Harvesting Period	Late, July
Flower Colour	White
Foliage Colour	Green
Flowering Period	April
Uses	Dessert/Culinary
Hardiness	Fully, hardy
Self-fertilising	Partial
Scented	Barely