Botanical profile

Prunus domestica ‘Mirabelle’

Latin name
Prunus domestica ‘Mirabelle’
Common name
Mirabelle Plum
Type
Fruit tree
Family
Rosaceae

The Prunus domestica ‘Mirabelle’, commonly known as the Mirabelle plum tree, is a deciduous fruit tree renowned for its generous production of small, golden plums with sweet, tender, and highly fragrant flesh, ideal for fresh eating, pies, compotes, or homemade jams. Its rounded and balanced habit, combined with abundant white spring blossoms, also makes it an ornamental feature in the garden. It thrives in full sun in fertile, fresh, and well-drained soil, and requires regular watering, especially during fruiting. Although it is partially self-fertile, the presence of other plum trees nearby significantly improves the harvest. Highly valued in family orchards, this cultivar combines culinary, ecological, and aesthetic value, while being relatively easy to care for in temperate to cold climates.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Zone 4
Exposure
Sun
Watering
Regular
Fertilization
Organic matter in spring
Soil type
Fertile, well-drained
Minimum temperature
-35 °C (-31 °F)
Plant appearance

Blooming, foliage and shape

Blooming period
Spring
Flower color
White
Fruiting
Yellow plums, sweet and juicy
Foliage color
Green (fall: yellow)
Foliage type
Obsolete
Shape
Rounded
Garden structure

Size and growth

Height
5 m (16 ft)
Width
4 m (13 ft)
Growth rate
Moderate
Vegetable garden and yield

Companion planting, spacing and harvest

Harvest period
TRUE
Fruit tree type
Plum
Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

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