Plums- grid
- list
Showing 19–23 of 23 results
- grid
- list
Showing 19–23 of 23 results
Victoria
£22.50 – £23.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
Most well-known plum. Deservedly popular and the main commercial plum in the UK. Though not top quality as a dessert it is very nice to eat when ripe and cooks & preserves well. Large in size, oval in shape with pale red skin & yellowish green flesh. Self-fertile, good pollinator. Reliable heavy cropper. First arose in Sussex around 1840.
Picking time – late August Pollination group – C
Warwickshire Drooper
£22.50 – £23.00Availability: In stockOut of stock
An old variety that arose in the West Midlands has become well known. Its name is apt – in time having a drooping habit. Large yellow fruits speckled red with sweet yellow juicy flesh. A self fertile variety A strong growing tree that crops regularly and heavily.
Pricing time – early September Pollination group – B
Yellow Egg
£22.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
A very good quality culinary plum. Was grown much in the Vale of Evesham, an area renowned for its plums. Large yellow fruits. Self-fertile. Hardy, reliable, heavy cropping.
Picking time – early / mid August Pollination group – C
Mirabelle de Nancy
£22.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Related to the Damson, arising in the middle east arriving in France in the middle ages. Small round yellow fruits up to 3cm diameter ripen early August. Its yellow flesh is sweet and richly flavoured. Partially self fertile. Not often cultivated in the UK, flowering early it benefits from shelter and a warm spring.
Mirabelle Gypsy
£22.50Availability: In stockOut of stock
Gypsy is a result of a breeding programme in Ukraine to create improved varieties from naturalized Cherry Plum with its small fruits. Introduced in 1995 it produces larger round bright red fruits with sweet orange flesh. Ripens late August and considered partially self fertile.
