Fruit trees & bushes are dispatched when dormant from late November to late March. When you order we will email you an Order Confirmation in December when we take payment. We do have accumulated orders so we will be in contact to arrange delivery or collection from January.

Heron

£20.50

SKU: N/A Category:

A large, long, oval shaped purple plum with greenish yellow flesh of good quality. A reliable cropper. One of a selection of Plums raised by Rivers Nursery and named after birds. Rootstock: St Julien A.

Picking time – early August   Pollination group – C

Available Options:

Clear
Qty - +
Add to Wishlist
Compare
Rootstock

St Julien A maiden (moderate), St Julien A two year (moderate)

Type of Plum

Dual Purpose

Fruiting

Early Season

Pollination Group

C

Pollination Requirements

Not Self-fertile

Related Products

  • Yellow Egg Plum
    Compare
    Quick View
    Select options
    Quick View
    Yellow Egg
    £20.50

    Availability: 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

  • Compare
    Quick View
    Select options
    Quick View
    Victoria
    £20.50 – £21.00

    Availability: 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

  • Compare
    Quick View
    Select options
    Quick View
    Blaisdon Red
    £20.50

    Availability: 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

  • Compare
    Quick View
    Select options
    Quick View
    Sanctus Hubertus
    £20.50

    Availability: In stockOut of stock

    Good quality early dessert plum fruiting from mid July. Early ripening helps to extend the plum season. Medium sized, round/oval shape, dark red skin with a thick blue bloom. Yellow flesh with a good rich flavour. Requires pollination. Introduced in Belgium in 1966.

    Picking time – late July  Pollination group – C

  • Compare
    Quick View
    Select options
    Quick View
    Pershore Emblem
    £20.50

    Availability: In stockOut of stock

    A new plum variety found in Pershore, Worcestershire. It produces plump dark purple skinned fruits with golden flesh in the early half of August. a very nice tasting dessert plum. The parent tree is some 15-20 years old. It grew from a stone with one of the parents likely to be Early Prolific.

    Picking time – early / mid August   Pollination group – C

Scroll
X