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Gypsy (Prunus insititia 'Gypsy') is a large, bright red mirabelle with sweet orange flesh. The flavour is sugary and rich. Partially self fertile which means that you will get some fruit but not as much as if you had a pollination partner. This is another tree of the same family that flowers at roughly the same time as this one does so the busy bees, flys etc taken pollen from one tree and put it on another which increases your fruit yield. Other PLUMS that flower early i.e. those in flowering group C1 or C2 will assist in cross pollination and therfore help increase your fruit production. Just look through the list of plum trees we have and select one from group C1 or C2 to help cross pollination this Gypsy Mirabelle or Cherry Plum tree.
Time of Picking: Early September
Type of Mirabelle: Eating/CookingSelf-fertile/Not self-fertile: This mirabelle is PARTIALLY self-fertile so it is necessary to have another Mirabelle planted for pollination for maximum fruit production.
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
Quick Fruit Tree Links
Take a look at our TOP SELLING FRUIT TREES, Wet ground issues then choose a PEAR TREE first, followed by APPLE TREES. For more information on pollination please look at POLLINATION EXPLAINED or choosing the CORRECT POLLINATION PARTNER
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.
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.
