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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 moderate vigour St Julien A & vigorous Brompton rootstocks.
We have been offering these varieties for a few years now and have noticed their demand declining. After this winter less of these varieties will be grown. So come on good people of Gloucestershire purchase while they are still available and maybe prove there is a demand for these varieties!
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 – the following discounts apply on total order value, excluding carriage – 5% on 5+ trees, 10% on 10+ trees. Carriage based on quantity – see the Delivery page for more details.
Plum trees are dispatched between late November and early April when dormant.
Having ordered we will acknowledge your order with a Confirmation before being in contact as soon as we can to arrange delivery or collection.
Blaisdon Red
£19.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A heavy fruiting culinary plum of good quality. Good disease resistance. Skin purple-red with a bloom that is easily wiped away. Sweet yet sharp flavoured golden coloured flesh. Grown much in Gloucestershire for jam making from the late 1800s. Self fertile.
Picking time – late August Pollination group – C
Grove’s Late Victoria
£19.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A sport of Victoria that ripens later – about 10 days later. Has the same qualities as Victoria – an excellent dual purpose variety, large plums good to eat fresh. With its size good for cooking. Self fertile. Rootstock: St Julien A.
Picking time – late August / early September Pollination group – C
Michaelmas Damson
£19.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Produces small round dark purple damsons with an easily removed bloom. No more than 25mm/1″ across. The greenish yellow flesh is sharply astringent so to use needs cooking. Fruit ripens in September. Stone clings. The growth of the tree is typically upright with age the branching from these upright limbs weeping from the weight of the fruit.
Presumably given the name Michaelmas because it is good at Michaelmas day on 29 September. Grown historically in orchards south of Gloucester along the Severn.
Sweet Damson
£19.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
How can a damson be sweet? It sounds like an antithesis! Maybe called a damson because of the small fruit size – no more than 25mm/1″ across. Elliptical in shape, the dark purple skin has sweet greenish yellow flesh beneath. Stone partially clings when ripe from late August / early September. Arose in Gloucestershire and grown much along the lower Severn in the recent past.
Winterbourne Magnum
£19.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
A dual purpose variety still to be found in south Gloucestershire. Medium sized plums, oval in shape, ripening in mid August with purple to dark red skin with a light bloom and sweet yellow flesh. Stone partially clings when ripe. Also known as Frampton Magnum Plum.
The plum arose in the area of Frampton Cotterell and Winterbourne just north of Bristol hence its synonym and presumably would have been popular in August at the Bristol markets.
