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Excalibur

With the resurgence in interest in plums, growers have increasingly tried to improve on the popular English Victoria plum, and Excalibur is one of the best examples of these improved Victorias.  The plums are larger than Victoria, and arguably have a better flavour for eating fresh.

Excalibur plum trees for sale (2010/2011 season)

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

Mature height Supplied as *Delivery
period		 Price
inc. delivery		 Quantity
Medium (2.5m - 3m) 1-year - Bare-root - Pixy rootstock Nov-March £31.00 No stock
Large (3m - 3.5m) 1-year - Bare-root - St.Julien rootstock Nov-March £33.00

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.



Alternative varieties

Victoria

A very popular heavy-cropping English plum, good for eating fresh and especially good for culinary use.(In stock)

Jubilee

A new plum, similar to Victoria but larger.(In stock)

Avalon

A large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.(In stock)


Uses

  • Flavour quality - Very good
  • Flavour style - Sweeter
  • Good for eating fresh
  • Good for cooking
  • Picking season - Mid-season

Growing

  • Cropping - Good
  • Fertility - Self-sterile
  • Flowering group - 2
  • Gardening skill - Easy
  • Disease resistance - Good
  • Vigour - Vigourous

Climate

Pollination partners for Excalibur

Excalibur is in flowering group 2. It is self-sterile and needs a pollination partner nearby. The following varieties will pollinate Excalibur:

Important: advice about pollination


How to grow Excalibur plum trees

Unlike Victoria, Excalibur is not self-fertile - it needs a pollination partner, but Victoria is compatible.  Cropping is lighter than Victoria (which is no bad thing) but still productive, and Excalibur has better disease resistance.

Historical details

Bristol, UK, 1980s.