Fruit

• Crops in : Late July to mid August

Description

One of the most reliable garden varieties, suitable for growing throughout the country. An early dessert plum, that produces a heavy crop of excellent quality red flushed, yellow skinned small fruits with a golden flesh that easily separates from its stone and has a delicious gage flavour.

Plum Opal is partially self-fertile, making the perfect planting partner for Victoria to aid pollination.

Grafted on a 'St Julian' rootstock which is semi-dwarfing, and will produce you a medium sized 2 to 2.5m (7 to 8 foot) tree.

Ready to harvest late July - mid August approximately 14 days before Victoria.

Note: The main cause of maggot damage in plums is the caterpillar of the Plum Fruit Moth. To help control this troublesome pest see Fruit Moth Traps..