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)
  

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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

• Picking seasonMid
• CroppingGood
• Keeping1-3 days
• Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
• Useful forEating freshCulinary
• Gardening skillAverage
• Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
• Flowering group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• PloidyDiploid
• VigourVigorous
• 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