Mirabelle de Nancy

The most popular mirabelle. Mirabelles are small sweet plums very popular in France mainly for cooking and jam making.

Origin: France, 1400

Pollination: Mirabelle de Nancy is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Mirabelle de Nancy

Mirabelle de Nancy is believed to have come to France from the East in the 15th Century. The name dates back to the 18th Century. Widely grown and popular in France.

Very small, round oval, bright yellow fruit. Free stone. Used mainly for jams and preserves. Good cropper but slow to come into cropping.

Characteristics of Mirabelle de Nancy damson, cherry plum and bullace trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Small
Picking time
Season of use	Early Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Pollination date	26
Pollination group	E
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners