Thames Cross

• Picking season: Mid
• Country of origin: United Kingdom
• Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
• Flowering group: 3
• List of other varieties that will pollinate Thames Cross

Prunus domestica

Thames Cross plum trees for sale

• 1-year maiden bare-root tree 24.45€
  St. Julien rootstock
  Large size (3m-4m after 10 years)
  

  Out of stock

Next deliveries

Deliveries resume December 2020

History

Developed in the 1930s at the famous Long Ashton Horticultural Research Station near Bristol, England. Thames Cross is a cross between Coe's Golden Drop and Giant Prune.

Thames Cross characteristics

• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• Picking seasonMid
• CroppingGood
• Keeping1-3 days
• Useful forEating freshCulinary
• Disease resistanceGood
• CankerSome resistance
• Climate typeTemperate climatesWarm climates
• Summer average maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited Kingdom
• Period of origin1900 - 1949
• Flower colourWhite
• Fruit colourYellow / Orange