Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
Hauszwetsche German Prune plum identification images
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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.
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United States
- Chris in Aurora, COLORADO
United Kingdom
- Bea in EASTBOURNE,
- Christiane in SHUDY CAMPS, CAMBRIDGESHIRE
- Nicola Watson in Lincoln, LINCOLNSHIRE
- Paul Sparks in Lewes,
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:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Hauszwetsche German Prune plum trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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