Prunus domestica 'Reine Claude Verte' - 7L pot/2 yr bush

Description
The Greengage 'Reine Claude Verte' (Prunus domestica) produces light green, small fruits. They are round and have a sweet and sour, sweet flavour. Well-drained, humus-rich, nutrient-rich soil and a sunny location create the ideal conditions for a high-yield harvest from the beginning of September. With its upright growth, the Greengage 'Reine Claude Verte' grows to around 10 metres high and 6 metres wide.

Synonym
Synonyms (botanical): Prunus italica.

Bulletpoints
* sweet-sour, sweet in flavour * the flowers are highly favoured by bees, bumblebees and hoverflies * easy to care for

Spread
Asia.

Frost hardiness
The Greengage 'Reine Claude Verte' has good frost hardiness.

Growth
Greengage 'Reine Claude Verte' is an upright-growing small tree that can reach a height of 5 - 10 m and a width of 2 - 6 m.

Water
Water regularly and allow the soil to dry out in the meantime.

Location
Preferred location in a sunny position.

Soil
Prunus domestica subsp. italica 'Reine Claude Verte' prefers nutrient-rich, sufficiently moist soil.

Planting time
Container plants can be planted all year round, except when the soil is frozen and in summer heat (over 30°C).

Care
- Cut and saw wounds as well as broken branches should be treated with a wound sealant as soon as possible to prevent pathogens from entering the plant. - Fruit trees planted in spring must be watered generously throughout the summer. Well-rooted plants only require additional water in extremely dry conditions.

Fruit
The light green, small drupes have a sweet-sour, sweet flavour. The skin of these round drupes is smooth. Ripen from the beginning of September.

Use
Bee pasture, consumption, fresh consumption, jam, baking, liqueur