Prunus domestica subsp. syriaca
Mirabelle plum
Common names: Yellow plum
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Description
The Mirabelle is a small, golden‑yellow subspecies of plum with especially sweet, aromatic flesh that separates easily from the stone. Varieties such as 'Nancy' are prolific and usually self‑fertile. Fresh, as a dessert topping, or processed into jam and brandy, it is a classic in home gardens.
Care instructions
Plant the Mirabelle in a sunny, warm spot with nutrient‑rich, well‑drained soil. Water during dry periods in the first few years, especially while fruiting. Lightly prune immediately after harvest in August or September to keep the canopy airy, stone fruits do not tolerate heavy winter pruning well. Harvest fully ripe fruit from August to September.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, moist, nutrient-rich
Feeding
Medium feeder
Pruning
Companion planting
Good neighbors
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Diseases & pests
2 relevantFrom the knowledge base, automatically linked by affected species. How to spot and prevent them is covered in full in the lexicon.
Grapholita funebrana
The plum moth is the stone fruit counterpart to the codling moth: from June onwards the moth lays eggs on young fruit, the caterpillar bores its way through to the stone and triggers gummosis as well…
More on Plum mothWilsonomyces carpophilus
Shot hole disease is caused by the fungus Wilsonomyces carpophilus and attacks above all stone fruit such as cherry, plum, peach and apricot.
More on Shot hole diseaseVarieties
4 varieties‚Bellamira’
You will discover that *‚Bellamira’* is a modern Geisenheim breeding and a real alternative to the old Mirabelle plums…
‚Mirabelle von Metz’
The Mirabelle von Metz is the small fruited sister of the *‚Mirabelle von Nancy'* and ripens a little earlier, from the beginning of August (week 32).
‚Miragrande’
Miragrande is the second sharka tolerant Geisenheim mirabelle alongside *‚Bellamira'* and lives up to its name: it…
‚Mirabelle von Nancy’
The Mirabelle von Nancy is the classic, widely known mirabelle and the benchmark for sweet mirabelle flavour.
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