• Record your blossom dates!
  • Our fruit tree register lets you record your spring blossom dates from year to year.More>
Orange Pippin logo
All about apples, pears, plums, and cherries - and orchards where they are grown

Hauszwetsche German Prune plum

Prunus domestica
Hauszwetsche German Prune
Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.

Hauszwetsche German Prune plum identification images

All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.

  • Hauszwetsche German Prune

USDA identification images for Hauszwetsche German Prune

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.

    Visitor reviews


    Tree register

    United States

    • Chris in Aurora, COLORADO

    United Kingdom

    Origins

    • Species: Prunus domestica - European plum

    Identification

    • Country of origin: Germany
    • Period of origin: 1800 - 1849
    • Fruit colour: Blue - dark
    • Flower colour: White
    • Leaf colour: Green
    • Popularity: Rarely grown
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous

    Using

    • Picking season: Late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Cropping: Heavy
    • Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
    • Food uses: Culinary
    • Food uses: Dual purpose
    • Picking month: September
    • Picking period: early September
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Beginner
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Pollinating others: Average
    • Vigour: Slightly large
    • Precocity: Slow to start bearing
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Soil type: Normal

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
    • Climate suitability: Warm climates
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
    • Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Good

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Hauszwetsche German Prune plum trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.