Haganta® plum
Germany has a long tradition of growing plums, and Haganta is a new large blue plum variety with an excellent flavour, and resistant to plum Sharka disease. It is a late-season plum (September) and the fruit can be kept for a week in a fridge.
USDA identification images for Haganta
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 Kingdom
- Elaine Anderson in COLCHESTER, ESSEX
- Iryna in London,
- Lisa Penfold in Griston, NORFOLK
- Tv15 in Basingstoke,
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2016 season
- April 2016 - tree owned by Lisa in Griston, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Prunus domestica - European plum
- Originates from: Germany
- Developed by: University of Hohenheim
Identification
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
- Country of origin: Germany
- Period of origin: 2000
- Fruit colour: Blue - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Popularity: Under-rated
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Picking period: early September
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Cold hardiness (RHS): H5 (to -15C)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Plum pox virus / Sharka: Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Haganta plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Haganta plum trees