Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Datil is an old variety from south-western France that genuinely deserves rediscovery. Its small yellow-fleshed plums are exceptionally sweet, aromatic and concentrated, almost like natural sweets. The vigorous tree crops reliably and shows excellent hardiness together with low susceptibility to brown rot. We recommend the fruit for fresh eating, drying and distinctive artisan preserves or desserts.

Datil

Price range: 26,50 € through 64,50 €

An old plum variety producing small very sweet black plums, suitable for fresh eating, jams and drying.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Prunus rootstock options

Myrobolan - mature height : 4 à 6m.

St-Julien A, - mature height : 3m.

Wavit, taille adulte 3m, meilleur calibre.

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SKU: 15322 Category: Plum trees

Description

Datil Plum Tree is an old plum variety producing small black plums with very sweet flesh. The fruit can be eaten fresh, but is also well suited to processing, especially for jams, preserves and drying.

This variety is appreciated for its very healthy foliage and strong disease resistance, making it a reliable choice for orchard and garden cultivation.

Datil ripens progressively from mid-August to mid-September, extending the plum harvest season. It flowers during mid-season and pollinates well with varieties such as Reine Claude d’Althan and Goutte d’Or de Coe.

Originally an old variety, Datil has regained interest in south-west France thanks to its flavour, rustic character and suitability for traditional plum uses.

Our Datil plum trees are grafted onto different rootstocks and offered in several forms. The rootstock determines the vigour and eventual adult size of the tree.