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Ontario
An attractive large dual purpose yellow plum.
Origin: USA, 1874
Pollination: Ontario is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop. Pollination partners
British-grown 
All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification.
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History and description of Ontario
Ontario plum was raised by Ellwanger and Barry, Rochester, New York, USA and first described 1874. Was grown commercially in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.Medium large, round-oval fruit. Greenish yellow, bloomy skin giving the appearance of a very large greengage. Soft golden yellow flesh. Sometime a little fiberous. Good flavour as a dessert variety. Bruises easily.
Upright, spreading tree. Hardy and self-fertile Fair cropping. Susceptible to bacterial canker and brown rot but resistant to plum rust
Characteristics of Ontario plum and gage trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | Aug |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | |
| Disease resistance | Bacterial Canker - Susceptible |
| Suitable for | Hardy |
| Pollination date | 23 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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