Prunus insititia 'Mirabelle de Nancy' (C)
damson 'Mirabelle de Nancy'
A partially self-fertile to self-fertile mirabelle cultivar. The white spring blossom is followed by attractive, small, round, speckled, golden yellow fruit and freestone (where the flesh of the fruit is not attached to the pit). Very good for culinary purposes, though the rich sweet flesh is pleasant to eat fresh. Cold hardy, but the blossom can be prone to spring cold damage. Slow to come to cropping. Cropping season: mid-August. It will cross pollinate with other mirabelle cultivars, plums and damsons
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Size
Ultimate height
2.5–4 metresTime to ultimate height
5–10 yearsUltimate spread
2.5–4 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | White | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | Yellow | ||
| Autumn | ||||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
Aspect
South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Sheltered Hardiness
H5Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy
- Genus
Prunus can be deciduous or evergreen trees or shrubs with showy flowers in spring, and often good autumn foliage colour. Some have edible fruit in autumn, and a few species have ornamental bark
- Name status
Accepted
How to grow
Cultivation
Tolerant of a range of soils as long as well drained, but prefers loamy, ideally slightly acidic soils pH of 6 to 6.5. Plant in a sunny, sheltered site. Flowers may be susceptible to spring frosts damage. See How to grow: Plums for further cultivation details
Propagation
Propagate by chip budding or grafting onto a rootstock for fruit. The rootstock will largely determine the vigour of the tree. Seed raised trees are of variable fruit quality and tree size
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Cottage and informal garden
- Wildlife gardens
- Edible fruit
Pruning
Prune mirabelle trees as for plums - pruning plums
Pests
May be susceptible to plum aphid, red spider mite and winter moth caterpillar. The fruit can be damaged by plum moth caterpillars, wasps and birds
Diseases
May be susceptible to peach leaf curl, silver leaf, bacterial canker, blossom wilt and honey fungus
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