Golden Sphere Mirabelle or Cherry Plum Tree Options Explained
150-180cm: 12-15L pot. 2-4 years old, bush shape. St Julian A Rootstock.
Golden Sphere Mirabelle or Cherry Plum Tree
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.
Usually supplied on a St Julian A rootstock and delivered at 120-180cm tall.
Planting In The Corner Of A Garden
Air and light is reduced in this location which could promote fungus and bacterial issues. Corners of houses and fences can also suffer leeching issues so we advise against it.
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.
