Plum varieties
European Plums
Angelina Burdett
Small to medium sized dark purple skin and flesh. Rich
sugary highly flavoured fruit .Excellent for eating. Ripens
mid January. Pollinator Reine Claude du Bavay
Coes Golden drop
Large oval yellow fruit. Rich in taste and juicy. Fruits
early March. Pollinators Greengage, Reine Claude du Bavay.
Damson
A small tart oval fruit with blue skin and yellow green
flesh. Superb for bottling, desserts and jams and jellies
and Damson Gin.Can be eaten if left on the tree until
they are about to fall. Ripens late February. Self fertile.
No need to prune
Greengage
Small to medium sized delicious tasting fruit. Greenish
yellow skin with yellow flesh.Tends to fruit every second
year.Ripens mid February. Pollinators Angelina Burdett
,Coes Golden drop
Reine-Claude du Bavay
A magnificent Greengage plum that fruits heavily and
reliably. Richly flavoured fruit have a greenish yellow
skin with an orange blush. Delicious eating plum. Ripens
late february
Japanese Plums
Black Amber
Large almost black skin with juicy sweet yellow flesh.
Superb eating, pies, puddings and sauces. Ripens from
end of January. Pollinator is Santa Rosa
Burbank
Large bright red fruit with sweet juicy yellow flesh.
Excellent for eating and bottling. A heavy cropper. Fruit
ripens mid February. Pollinators are Santa Rosa, Sultan
Elephant Heart
Very large heart shaped fruit. Freestone sweet juicy
plum that is red to the heart. Excellent for eating, bottling
and freezing. Ripens late February. Pollinators are Santa
Rosa, Sultan
Santa Rosa
A big cone shaped plum with deep purple skin and yellow,
pink tinged flesh. Juicy and tangy. Superb for eating
and bottling. Ripens late January. An excellent pollinator
for all plums except the European varieties,
Satsuma
Medium sized rounded fruit are red and meaty with a
small freestone. Makes fabulous jams, jellies and superb
for bottling as well as eating. Forms an attractive spreading
small tree. Ripens early February. Pollinator Santa Rosa.
Shiro
Medium sized rounded yellow skin and flesh. Very sweet
and juicy .Great for eating ,bottling and freezing. Ripens
late January. Pollinator Santa Rosa
Sultan
Large dark red skin and flesh. Meaty ,juicy and highly
flavoured. Excellent for eating ,jams, sauces and bottling.
A small spreading tree that bears reliably. Ripens early
February. Pollinators Burbank, Elephant Heart, Omega,
Santa Rosa.
Cherry Plum cross hybrids
Billington
First plum with red skin and flesh to ripen in the season.
Crops around Christmas. Slightly tart flavour. Excellent
for eating, jam and sauces. A very reliable cropper and
pollinator. Pollinators Black Doris, Wilsons Early
Black Doris
Dark purple black fruit with deep red sweet juicy flesh
Freestone.. Excellent for eating ,jams and bottling. Ripens
late February. Pollinators are Billington ,Elephant Heart,
Santa Rosa
Duffs Early Jewell
Medium to large dark red skinned fruit with yellow flesh.
Ready for Christmas eating .Great for eating and sauces.
Self fertile.
Fortune
Medium to large rounded heart shaped fruit. Red and
yellow skin and yellow flesh. Firm flesh is sweet and
juicy and these plums keep well. Freestone. Ripens early
March. Pollinator Santa Rosa
Hawera
Large fruit with dark red skin and flesh. Sweet juicy
firm flesh, freestone. An all rounder for eating, jams,
sauces freezing and bottling. Ripens mid February. Pollinator
Santa Rosa
Omega
Medium sized rounded fruit have a green and red speckled
skin with red flesh. Very juicy with a sweet flavour.
An excellent all purpose fruit for eating, bottling, freezing,
jams and sauces. A reliable and heavy bearer .Ripens March.
Pollinators Billington, Elephant Heart, Santa Rosa, Sultan
Purple King
Very large purple skinned fruit with yellow firm juicy
flesh. Freestone. Fruits reliably in warm climates. An
all rounder for eating and culinary. Ripens late February.
Pollinators Omega, Wilsons Early
Wilsons Early
Small to medium sized fruit are yellow, overlaid red
with yellow flesh. Juicy fruit with a tart flavour. Ripens
just before Christmas. Pollinators Billington, Black Doris,
Omega, Santa Rosa.
Prunes
These are European plums with very high sugar levels.
They are typically oval in shape. Prunes are high in sodium,
fat free and a good source of fibre. They are considered
to be antioxidant superstars. Most are self fertile but
heavier crops are set with more than one plum tree in
the garden. They are later fruiting in the season and
can be eaten fresh, dried or bottled.
Cacak Fruitful
Very sweet smallish freestone fruit with amber flesh
and purple skin
Italian
The worlds most popular prune plum. Dark purple skin
with light amber flesh. This reddens when cooked. Freestone
with fine textured, rich flavour and sweet flesh.
Richards Early Italian
Ripens two weeks earlier than above with sweeter more
productive crops.
Stanley A prolific cropper and an excellent pollinator.
Dark blue skinned fruit with sweet and juicy golden flesh
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