| Dimensions | Regular carton size |
|---|---|
| Rootstock | St Julien A maiden (moderate) |
| Type of Plum | Culinary, Dessert, Dual Purpose |
| Picking Time | July |
| Pollination Group | C |
| Pollination Requirements | Not Self-fertile |
We supply rootstocks once they have been harvested and sorted, between February and March. We will email you an Order Confirmation when we take payment, before being getting in touch to arrange delivery or collection.
Early Prolific
One of the earliest plums. Very good as a dessert plum when ripe. Otherwise a good plum for cooking and making jam. .
Picking time: mid to late July
£24.50
One of the earliest plums. Very good as a dessert plum when ripe. Otherwise a good plum for cooking and making jam. Plums round oval dark blue with a heavy bloom and golden yellow flesh. Heavy cropping, living up to its name. Raised by Thomas Rivers at his nursery in Hertfordshire about 1820.
Though often refered to as a culinary plum it is small in size. Usually culinary and dual purpose plums are of a larger size. Much grown in Plum growing areas in the later 1800’s & early 1900’s when it probably gained a reputation for its cooking and preserving qualities. However it is very nice to eat fresh with a stone that is quite ‘free’ when ripe.
It has several synonyms including Early Rivers, Rivers Early Prolific. It is not self fertile requiring a pollinator(s) in the vicinity. Rootstock: St Julien A
Picking time: mid to late July
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