DESCRIPTION

Cacanska Lepotica is an excellent variety of dessert plum, and is recommended for allotments and home gardens. It enters into the fruiting period early, and yields abundantly every year. It bears fruit of medium size, which are oval, dark purple and are covered with a bluish bloom. The delicious taste of the flesh could be described as sweet-sour.

ADVICES

The tree is best planted in a sunny position, sheltered from the wind. The plant prefers sandy-clay fertile soil which is moderately moist. The optimum pH is in the range of 6,7-7,2.

To stimulate future growth the tree should be pruned in the first year immediately after planting. Formative pruning should be executed on the main stem, 20 cm above where the planned future branches will grow. The other branches should also be cut, reducing their length by one third. The best time to prune the plum tree is annually in the spring. Cacańska Lepotica pollination requires the presence of other varieties flowering at the same time.This variety does not require a pollinator.