Prunus domestica 'HAGANTA'^®

Haganta^® is a German variety of plum tree tolerant of sharka virus. It produces quite large fruit – the plums are almost 4 cm across, oval to egg-rounded. They have excellent taste. The free-stone flesh is golden yellow, juicy, well balanced sweet and spicy with more sweetness, and aromatic. It is best suited for preserves and eating right off the tree. It ripens already in early September and mature fruit has longer shelf life if refrigerated than most other plum varieties. It is very productive and in spite of being partially self-fertile, if high yield is required it will need another early plum variety nearby to pollinate its flowers.

Plum trees like fertile, well-drained, moderately moist but never wet soil. On dry summers watering is essential during the fruit formation. They are taller than for example peach trees but can easily be kept smaller by pruning in spring, best done after flowering. Reduce long shoots by a third and remove all thin and weak branches. Still, when a strong and symmetrical crown has developed, trees are best left to their own devices. It is fully hardy to min. -29°C (USDA zone 5).

Last update 26-10-2016