FELISIO'S LARGE PLUM TREE - 9FS50-

Main characteristics of the "Grossa di Felisio" plum tree:

• Variety: Prunus domestica - Grossa di Felisio, an ancient Italian cultivar highly prized for the quality of its fruit.

• Plant type: Vigorous, fast-growing, highly productive fruit tree, ideal for gardens and orchards.

• Height: It can reach 4-5 meters at maturity, with a broad, well-developed crown.

• Flowering: In spring, with abundant, delicate white flowers that add ornamental beauty and ensure excellent fruit set.

• Fruit: Large, oval-shaped plums with a blue-purple skin covered with a natural bloom; yellow-green flesh, sweet, juicy, and very aromatic. Perfect for fresh consumption, jams, juices, and homemade desserts.

• Harvest period: From late August to September, when the fruits reach full ripeness and release their maximum flavor.

• Resistance: A rustic and adaptable plant, it grows well in temperate climates and shows good resistance to the main plum diseases.

• Cultivation: Requires sunny exposure and well-drained soil; Easy to grow, even for those new to fruit trees.

• Production: It guarantees abundant and regular harvests every year, with fruit of excellent size and consistent quality.

Pollination
Some plum varieties are self-sterile and therefore do not bear fruit or bear very little fruit unless cross-pollinated with a specific variety. Other varieties, however, are self-fertile and fruiting occurs regularly even if there is only one plum tree in the orchard. The ideal conditions for proper pollination are:

- take into account the prevailing wind in the case of anemophilous pollination (pollination by wind)

- in the case of entomophilous pollination (by pollinating insects), we recommend distances no greater than 20 meters

In turn, the pollinator needs the plant it has pollinated to bear fruit (except in cases where it is a self-fertile plant).

Planting Potted Plants
Potted fruit trees should be planted at the right depth, so that the grafting point is not buried and the upper part The root system should be located at ground level. Once the plants have been planted, it is advisable to compact the soil around them by mixing it with an organic fertilizer, creating a sort of basin. Wet the latter with about 20 liters of water so that the soil adheres to the root ball without leaving air bubbles. The recommended planting distances for fruit trees, i.e. apricots, cherries, chestnuts, quinces, figs, apples, walnuts, pears, peaches, and plums, are: 4.50/5.00 m between plants along the rows, 5.50/6.00 m between rows. These distances can be significantly reduced in the case of apple and pear trees and other dwarfed fruit trees or grafted onto rootstocks of reduced vigor.
Planting Seasons
It's best to plant fruit trees in late autumn, that is, in the months of November and December (before the first frosts), although later planting is also possible in midwinter if the ground isn't frozen. Another good time for planting is February–March, or at the latest until mid-April. Only if the plants were previously grown in pots can planting be done in the following months, taking due care and keeping the root ball intact. Fruit trees grow well in well-fertile, deep, and permeable soil. If, however, the soil is very clayey and rather compact, it is advisable to provide deep drainage.
NB . The ripening times of all fruit plants can be early or late even by a week or more, depending on the exposure and the climate.