Plum Tree Cultivars

Information about plum tree Varieties (cultivars ) including pollination groups, type of fruit and cropping season

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All plum fruit trees are pollinated by insects, however some plum trees need to be planted near to another plum tree of a different cultivar (variety) to ensure a good crop, so choosing the right plum trees is of utmost importance to avoid disappointment. The information below will make it easy for you to choose suitable plum tree(s).

Although there are a few cultivars available which are self fertile, i.e. they pollinate themselves with no need for another tree, unless you are absolutely sure of what you are buying, it’s best to err on the side of caution and buy two different cultivars of plum trees to ensure you get a reasonable crop of cherries. If you have lots of plum trees nearby in neighbouring gardens or allotments, you may get away with buying just one tree so long as the distance isn’t too great.

Before you buy your trees, consideration must be given to the flowering time of the trees being purchased to guarantee the flowers from all trees blossom at around the same time so that insects can cross-pollinate.

Below is a chart showing some popular cultivars available which have been grouped in accordance to their flowering time. It is therefore important to choose trees which are either in the same group or from adjacent groups. For example, any tree from group C can be pollinated by any tree from group B or Group D

Self-Sterile = need another cultivar to produce a reasonable crop

Self-Fertile = will produce a reasonable crop if planted singly

Part Self-Fertile = produce a better crop if planted close to another cultivar

Early Season - Harvest June onwards

Mid Season - Harvest July onwards

Late Season - Harvest Late July onwards

Cultivar (Named variety)	Use	Cropping Season	Pollination group	Fertility	Colour
Angelina Burdett	Dual	Mid	B	Self-fertile	Blue
Ariel	Dual	Late	B	Part self-fertile	Red
Blue Rock	Dual	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Blue
Diamond	Culinary	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Blue
Herman	Dual	Early	B	Self-fertile	Blue
Mallard	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Red
McLaughlin	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Yellow
Monarch Plum	Culinary	Late	B	Self-fertile	Blue
Olympia	Dual	Late	B	Self-sterile	Blue
Utility	Dessert	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Red
Zesterfleth	Dual	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Purple
Zimmers Fruhzwetsche	Culinary	Mid	B	Self-sterile	Purple
Andrierez	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Anna Spath	Dual	Late	C	Part self-fertile	Purple
Avalon	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Belgian Purple	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Blue Prolific	Culinary	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Bonne de Bry	Dessert	Early	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Bountiful	Culinary	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Brassai Szilvaja	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile	Purple
Coe's Golden Drop	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile	Yellow
Cox's Emperor	Culinary	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Crimson Drop	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile	Red
Cropper (Laxton's)	Culinary	Late	C	Self-fertile	Blue
Curlew	Culinary	Mid	C	Part self-fertile	Blue
Dittisham Ploughman	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Dundale	Dual	Late	C	Self-sterile	Yellow
Early Favourite	Dual	Early	C	Part self-fertile	Blue
Early Laxton	Dual	Early	C	Part self-fertile	Yellow
Early Orleans	Dual	Mid	C	Part self-fertile	Red
Early Prolific (Rivers)	Culinary	Early	C	Part self-fertile	Blue
Excalibur	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile	Purple
Goldfinch	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile	Yellow
Goliath	Culinary	Mid	C	Self-fertile	Purple
Kea	Culinary	Mid	C	Self-fertile	Red
Late Muscatelle	Dessert	Late	C	Self-sterile	Purple
Madeleine Nomblot	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Purple
Mann's No 1	Dual	Mid	C	Self-fertile	Red
Merton Gem	Dual	Late	C	Part self-fertile	Red
Newark	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Yellow
Opal	Dessert	Early	C	Self-fertile	Purple
President	Dual	Late	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Reeves	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Reine Claude Violette	Dessert	Mid	C	Part self-fertile	Purple
Ruth Gerstetter	Culinary	Early	C	Part self-fertile	Purple
Sanctus Hubertus	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Severn Cross	Dessert	Late	C	Self-fertile	Yellow
Swan	Dual	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Red
Valor	Dual	Late	C	Self-sterile	Purple
Verity	Dual	Late	C	Self-sterile	Blue
Victoria	Dual	Mid	C	Self-fertile	Red
Violetta	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-fertile	Blue
Warwickshire Drooper	Dual	Late	C	Self-fertile	Yellow
Woolaston Black	Dessert	Mid	C	Self-sterile	Black
Belle de Louvain	Culinary	Mid	D	Part self-fertile	Purple
Blaisdon Red	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Purple
Blue Tit	Dual	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Blue
Czar	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Blue
Drap d'Or d'Esperens	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile	Yellow
Edda	Dessert	Early	D	Self-sterile	Blue
Edwards	Dual	Late	D	Self-sterile	Blue
Giant Prune	Dual	Late	D	Self-fertile	Red
Gordon Castle	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile	Yellow
Imperial Epineuse	Dessert	Late	D	Self-sterile	Red
Jubileum	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Red
Kentish Bush	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Blue
Kirke's	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile	Blue
Late Victoria (Grove's)	Dual	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Red
Laxton's Ideal	Dessert	Late	D	Self-fertile	Yellow
Orleans	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Red
Prince Englebert	Culinary	Mid	D	Part self-fertile	Blue
Purple Pershore	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Purple
Royale de Vilvoorde	Dessert	Mid	D	Self-sterile	Purple
Stint	Dual	Early	D	Part self-fertile	Red
Thames Cross	Dessert	Late	D	Part self-fertile	Yellow
Wyedale	Culinary	Late	D	Self-sterile	Blue
Yellow Pershore	Culinary	Mid	D	Self-fertile	Yellow
Bavay Ringloja	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile	Purple
Blue Imperatrice	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile	Purple
Csucsos Szilva	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile	Yellow
Delicious (Laxton's)	Dessert	Late	E	Self-sterile	Red
Lawson's Golden	Dessert	Mid	E	Self-sterile	Yellow
Marjorie's Seedling	Dual	Late	E	Part self-fertile	Blue
Pond's Seedling	Dual	Late	E	Self-sterile	Red
Primate	Dual	Late	E	Self-sterile	Red
Quetsche d'Alsace	Culinary	Late	E	Self-fertile	Blue
Teme Cross	Dual	Mid	E	Self-sterile	Red
Zwetsche (Bohemian)	Culinary	Late	E	Self-fertile	Blue
Zwetsche (Pozegaca)	Culinary	Late	E	Self-fertile	Blue
Belle de Septembre	Culinary	Late	F	Self-fertile	Red

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