President plum tree

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• Gardening skill: Beginner
• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

A late-season English dual-purpose plum, notable for heavy crops of large plums.

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• Full-size, 1-year bare-root tree $39.95 Mature height: 16ft-24ft after 10 years
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All about President plum tree

President is a popular English plum, mainly used for cooking and drying.

The dark blue-purple fruits are amongst the largest of any plum, and can be kept refrigerated for 2-3 weeks. The stone comes away from the yellow flesh quite easily.

President is one of the latest-ripening plums, and a good choice for plum growers looking to extend the season. 

How to grow

President is easy to grow and should bear regularly and heavily.

President tree have quite brittle wood, and this combined with the tendency to over-crop can lead to branches breaking under the weight of fruit. The risk of this can be reduced by encouraging wide branch angles when the tree is young, and by paying attention to fruit thinning.

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History

President was introduced by the English nurseryman Thomas Rivers in 1901.

President characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow President?Beginner
• Is President self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is President?3
• Is President good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick President?Late
• UsesEating freshCulinaryDrying
• How long can you keep President in a fridge?1 week
• What is the overall disease resistance of President?Average
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does President originate from?United Kingdom
• When was President first introduced?1850 - 1899
• Fruit colorPurple