Scientific name: Prunus sativa
 
Variety: fortune plum tree
 
Family: Rosaceae.
 
Origin: Europe
 
Characteristics: Its bark is dark and smooth.
 
Fruit: Dark red when fully ripe. Small lump. It is harvested in summer.
 
Multiplication: The most used method is the grafting of dormant buds.
 
Adult plant size: It can reach up to 7 meters in height.
 
Light: Plum trees require very bright positions, even in direct sunlight.
 
Temperature: They are resistant to both high and low temperatures, but are sensitive to late frosts.
 
Ground: Fertile and well drained.
 
Irrigation: It should be watered in the spring-summer period with a certain frequency and intensity, without forming puddles, keeping the soil fresh and moist.
 
Fertilizing: Fertilize with Liquid fertilizer for fruit trees.
 
Pruning: Eliminate decayed dry branches.
 
TREATMENT OF FRUIT:
 
Fruit trees should be sprayed twice a year: the 1st treatment is carried out in autumn before leaf fall, the 2nd treatment is carried out in spring before flowering.