Gloucestershire Plums
The county of Gloucestershire is well known for its plums. Grown particularly along the lower reaches of the River Severn south of Gloucester and into the Forest of Dean. Some Gloucestershire plums are very local to certain parts of the county and as a result are dwindling in number.
At the request of Gloucestershire Orchard Trust (GOT) we are growing a good selection of these Gloucestershire plums & damson trees. All available as bare-root ‘maidens’ on vigorous Brompton rootstocks & some on moderate vigour St Julien A.
We are growing a couple of other Goucestershire plums – Blaisdon Red & Grove’s Late Victoria. These are more widely known and are also on the Plums page.
Discount information: 5% on 5+ trees, 10% on 10+ trees. Delivery cost: based on quantity ordered. See the How to Order page for more details.
Plum trees are dispatched between early December and late March when dormant.
You are welcome to advance order trees now (fruit bushes can be ordered from August). Payment will be taken when you place your order. We will then be in contact from early December to arrange delivery or collection.
Gloucestershire Plums
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Blaisdon Red
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stockBrompton maiden (vigorous): In stock £26.00A heavy fruiting culinary plum of good quality. Skin purple-red with a bloom. Sweet yet sharp flavoured golden coloured flesh.
Picking time: late August
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Dymock Red
Brompton maiden (vigorous): In stockSt Julien A maiden (moderate): In stock £26.00Round in appearance with some elongation. Ripens to purple and is a good dual purpose plum, the yellow flesh becoming sweet.
Picking time – late August
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Grove’s Late Victoria
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stock £26.00A sport of Victoria that ripens later. It has the same qualities as Victoria – an excellent dual purpose variety, large plums good to eat fresh or cook.
Picking time: late August / early September
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Michaelmas Damson
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stock £26.00Michaelmas Damson produces small round dark purple damsons. The greenish yellow flesh is sharply astringent so to use needs cooking.
Picking time – mid / late September
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Shit Smock
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stockBrompton maiden (vigorous): In stock £26.00The name suggests the effect of over consumption of this yellow green skinned dual purpose plum! Plums small, usually spherical and sweet with sharpness.
Fruiting time – mid August
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Sweet Damson
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stock £26.00Different to other damsons ripening earlier and being sweet. elliptical in shape, the dark purple skin has sweet greenish yellow flesh beneath.
Picking time: late August / early September
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Winterbourne Magnum
St Julien A maiden (moderate): In stock £26.00A dual purpose variety. Medium sized plums, oval in shape, with purple to dark red skin with a light bloom and sweet yellow flesh.
Picking time – mid August
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