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- Varieties of the columns Plum for the enjoyment of fruit in a small area
- Pillar plums can grow amazingly large
- The selection of the right plum variety
- The pillar plum Imperial
- Tips
Plum is not equal plum
Varieties of the columns Plum for the enjoyment of fruit in a small area
Plums are not only fresh from the tree a real treat, they are also very good as a fruity-refreshing baking ingredient. With columnar waking plum trees, the owners of smaller gardens and terraces do not have to do without their own fruit.
Pillar plums can grow amazingly large
While in the trade under the generic term pillar fruit a variety of fruits are sold with columnar growth, the different fruit trees differ in their growth characteristics and care needs but quite clearly. Thus, although appropriately bred column peaches or columnar apples can be cultivated with the necessary cutbacks as "dwarf trees", but column plums reach quite stature heights of more than 300 cm. The columnar forms under the plums not only form a narrow trunk, but can be about 100 cm wide. Of course, you can correct the growth habit regularly by appropriate cutting measures, but this sometimes reduces the possible yield. It is advisable not to fall for the photomontages of many tree nurseries with their pictures of columnar mini-plum trees in a pot with almost unbelievably dense fruit trimming. In general, pillar plums are more suitable for fruit trellis and sunny locations in the garden than for the tub culture on a windy balcony.
The selection of the right plum variety
In the meantime, numerous varieties of plum varieties with columnar growths are available from the corresponding specialist companies. Particularly popular varieties are:
Plum trees prefer a sunny location with well-drained, humus-rich soil. When choosing a variety for your own garden, it depends not least on your own expectations on the fruit yield: The different varieties differ in the fruit size and - color, but also in the exact maturation period. A distinction is made between early, mid-early and late varieties.
The pillar plum Imperial
The columnar-awake plum species Prunus domestica, Imperial 'is characterized by a relatively rapid growth and by well-stone fruits with medium-solid pulp. If the flowers of this about 250 to 300 cm high awake pillar plumage are not affected by late frosts, the fruits of this self-fertile variety reach their ripe for consumption in August and September.
Tips
Even with actually self-fruiting fruit varieties, it can have a positive effect on the yield, if in the immediate vicinity trees of the same or a similar kind of fruit are planted.