Geneva Mirabelle mirabelle
Prunus insititiaAn American mirabelle, similar in style to the traditional French mirabelles.
USDA identification images for Geneva Mirabelle
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Geneva Mirabelle tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Prunus insititia - Damson, Mirabelle, Bullace
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Yellow / Orange
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Average
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: September
- Picking period: mid-September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Geneva Mirabelle mirabelle trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
Geneva Mirabelle mirabelle trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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