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    Haganta

    Prunus domestica
    Haganta has received the RHS Award of Garden MeritHaganta is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Haganta is a new large blue plum variety from Germany. It is one of the latest-ripening of all plums (September), and therefore a great way to extend your fresh plum season. It makes a good alternative to the traditional English late-season purple plum, Marjorie's Seedling - Haganta arguably has a better flavour, as well as being a bit later.

    The plums have an attractive scent. They also last well, both on the tree and then can be kept for a couple of weeks in a fridge without loss of quality.

    Haganta is one of the heaviest-cropping of all plums (although not in the same league as Victoria). The stone separates quite easily from the flesh (free-stone).

    Haganta plum trees for sale

    • 1-year bare-root tree on St. Julien rootstock£38.75
      Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
      Can be trained on as a large bush-trained tree or a half-standard tree, no staking required once estalished. Also suitable as a large fan-trained tree.
      Available next season

    Growing and Training

    Haganta is partially self-fertile, and also has good disease resistant. The tree is fairly vigorous and productive.


    Recommended pollinators for Haganta plum trees

    Haganta is partially self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit. However you will get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby. If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us. More pollinators >

    • Pollinator Cambridge Gage
      Cambridge Gage
      Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
    • Pollinator Czar
      Czar
      Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
    • Pollinator Farleigh
      Farleigh
      One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
    • Pollinator Jubilee
      Jubilee
      Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
    • Pollinator Marjorie's Seedling
      Marjorie's Seedling
      Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
    • Pollinator Opal
      Opal
      Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
    • Pollinator Victoria
      Victoria
      Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.

    History

    Haganta was developed at the University of Hohenheim in Germany, and released in 1985. It was developed to have specific resistance to the plum Sharka virus.

    It was developed from a Canadian variety called Valor, which in turn is derived from two old plum varieties, Imperial Epineuse and Grand Duke.


    Haganta characteristics

    • Gardening skillAverage
    • Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
    • Self-fertile?Partially self-fertile
    • Pollinating othersAverage
    • Pick seasonLate
    • Picking periodearly September
    • Keeping1 week - If refrigerated, will keep longer than most plums
    • Food usesEating fresh
    • Country of originGermany
    • Period of origin2000
    • Fruit colourBlue - dark

    You might also like these varieties

    • See also Jefferson
      Jefferson
      Jefferson is a a large yellow gage / plum, easy to grow, crops well, very juicy and great flavour.
    • See also Marjorie's Seedling
      Marjorie's Seedling
      Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
    • See also Opal
      Opal
      Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
    • See also Victoria
      Victoria
      Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.

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