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Golden Sphere (Prunus insititia 'Golden Sphere') is a large, yellow almost translucent mirabelle with golden flesh and a yummy, plummy flavour. Partially self fertile.

Other PLUMS that flower early i.e. those in flowering group C1 or C2 will assist in cross pollination. This is posh technical terms used by those in the business that forget that us simple folk have no idea what they are talking about, which means that you get more fruit (they could just say that!)

Month of Picking: Early-September

Type of Mirabelle: Eating/Cooking

Self-fertile/Not self-fertile: This Mirabelle is partially self-fertile. Another pollination partner is advised especially if living more than a mile away from other Mirabelle trees if you want the best possible chance of the tree fruiting. 

This Mirabelle is in flowering period is C1. 

Golden Sphere will be suitable to act as a pollination partner for damsons in the flowering periods C1 and C2.

This variety of Mirabelle tree is supplied in a 12 litre container, which means that the tree can be planted any time of the year and with better results than either bare-root or rootballed trees.

This Mirabelle is available on the following rootstock:

Semi-Vigorous Rootstock St.Julien (Bush Type), supplied at a height of 1.25 metres and the tree will reach an approximate height of 3.6 metres

 

Important Mirabelle Fruit Tree information
Just like many other stone fruits such as Plum, Damsons and Gages, Mirabelle fruit trees do not winter (Oct to Mar) very well if left in their containers outside. The smaller thermal mass and faster drying out issues of a small container can generate problems for the tree to include absence of life or death or just not playing anymore depending on how you want to look at it. If you want to keep the Mirabelle tree in a container, we advise moving to a conservatory or greenhouse.

Plum Tree Pollination
Technically speaking it is possible to use plum trees to pollinate Mirabelle plum trees but has more risk than using another Mirabelle plum tree. If the Mirabelle is self-fertile, this of course is not an issue.

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Wet Ground
If you have wet conditions then choose a PEAR TREE first, followed by APPLE TREES. They don't prefer it but will tolerate water, H2O or liquid better, depending which one you have most of!

General Fruit Tree Life Expectancy
Most fruit trees will give you AT LEAST 40 years of fruit. Pears can go to 70. Records of 200 year old trees exist but this is the exception, not the rule. 

General Pollination Information
For more information on pollination please look at  POLLINATION EXPLAINED or choosing the CORRECT POLLINATION PARTNER