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Denniston's Superb

Denniston's Superb is generally considered to be a true European plum, but the small round green plums are clearly closely related to green gages.  Rated by the Victorian writer Hogg as "a first-rate dessert plum".

Denniston's Superb plum trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

Deliver to mainland UKDelivery to the mainland UK (price includes delivery)

Mature height Supplied as *Delivery
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Price
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Quantity
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 1-year - Bare-root - Pixy rootstock Nov-March £30.00 No stock
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 2-year - 12L container - Pixy rootstock Sept-April £38.00 No stock
Large (3m - 3.5m) 1-year - Bare-root - St.Julien rootstock Nov-March £30.00
Large (3m - 3.5m) 2-year - 12L container - St.Julien rootstock Sept-April £38.00 No stock

Product formats | Bare-root or Container-grown | Delivery | Rootstocks

All prices include delivery. We offer a discount on orders of multiple bare-root trees for delivery at the same time - this will be shown at the checkout.

*Delivery period: Container-grown trees will be delivered from September 2010. Bare-root trees will be delivered from mid-November 2010. You can order now and your items will be reserved for you, but you will not be asked to pay until nearer the time of delivery.



Uses

Growing

Climate

Pollination partners for Denniston's Superb

Denniston's Superb is in flowering group 2. It is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner. The following varieties will pollinate Denniston's Superb:

Important: advice about pollination


How to grow Denniston's Superb plum trees

Although the round green fruit resembles a green gage, Denniston's Superb grows more like a plum tree - upright, quite vigorously, and with good disease resistance.

Historical details

Raised by Mr Denniston of Albany, New York in the 19th century.