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Pollination of Purple Pershore plum trees

Purple Pershore (Prunus domestica)  is in flowering group 4. Purple Pershore is self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting may be improved if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Purple Pershore in our catalogue

  • Belle de Louvain

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    Belle de Louvain is a large purple culinary plum, useful because it can be grown on north-facing walls.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Partially self-fertile
    • Picking: Mid
    • Blaisdon Red

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      Blaisdon Red is one of the best plum varieties for making plum jam.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Blue Tit

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        Blue Tit is a popular English dual-purpose plum, easy to grow, reliable cropping.
        • Flowering group: 4
        • Self-fertile
        • Picking: Mid
        • Blue Violet

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          A traditional Westmorland damson variety - unusually sweet and early-ripening for a damson.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Early
          • Cambridge Gagein stock

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            Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Partially self-fertile
            • Picking: Late
            • Available rootstocks:
            • St. Julien
          • Czar

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            Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Self-fertile
            • Picking: Mid
            • Early Transparent Gagein stock

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              One of the easier gages to grow, Early Transparent has attractive semi-translucent fruit.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Mid
              • Available rootstocks:
              • VVA-1
              • St. Julien
            • Farleighin stock

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              One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • St. Julien
            • Gordon Castle

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              A good dessert plum for northern areas due to its hardiness.
              • Flowering group: 4
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Guineverein stock

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                Guinevere is a modern late-season dessert plum, with a good flavour.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • St. Julien
              • Hagantain stock

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                Haganta is a new large blue plum variety from Germany, one of the latest-ripening and an excellent flavour.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Partially self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • St. Julien
              • Hauszwetsche German Prunein stock

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                Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
                • Flowering group: 4
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • St. Julien
              • Jubileein stock

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                Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Available rootstocks:
                • St. Julien
              • Kea

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                Kea is a culinary plum from Cornwall, ideal for plum jam.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Partially self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Kirke's Blue

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                  An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Lindsey Gagein stock

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                    Lindsey Gage is a sweet-flavoured green gage, similar to Cambridge Gage.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Partially self-fertile
                    • Picking: Late
                    • Available rootstocks:
                    • St. Julien
                  • Marjorie's Seedling

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                    Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
                    • Flowering group: 3
                    • Self-fertile
                    • Picking: Late
                    • Meritare

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                      An attractive new early-season dessert plum from Sweden, similar to Opal, with large fruits and good cold-hardiness.
                      • Flowering group: 3
                      • Not self-fertile
                      • Picking: Early
                      • Merryweatherin stock

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                        Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Self-fertile
                        • Picking: Mid
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • St. Julien
                      • Mirabelle de Nancyin stock

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                        Mirabelle de Nancy is an old traditional Mirabelle, originating from north-east France.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Partially self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • St. Julien
                      • Old Green Gagein stock

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                        The definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • St. Julien
                      • Opalin stock

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                        Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Self-fertile
                        • Picking: Early
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • St. Julien
                      • Oullins Golden Gagein stock

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                        The flavour of a true gage yet also easy to grow, Oullins Golden Gage is a good first gage tree.
                        • Flowering group: 4
                        • Good pollinator
                        • Self-fertile
                        • Picking: Mid
                        • Available rootstocks:
                        • St. Julien
                      • Queen's Crown

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                        Queen's Crown is a dual-purpose red plum with a good sweet flavour.
                        • Flowering group: 3
                        • Not self-fertile
                        • Picking: Late
                        • Reeves

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                          A high-quality English dual-purpose plum, similar to Victoria but with an improved flavour for eating fresh.
                          • Flowering group: 3
                          • Not self-fertile
                          • Picking: Mid
                          • Reine Claude de Bavay

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                            The most widely-grown green gage, Reine Claude de Bavay has the distinctive gage-like flavour.
                            • Flowering group: 3
                            • Self-fertile
                            • Picking: Late
                            • Reine Claude Doree

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                              A high-quality yellow-green gage, and usually more productive than other green gages.
                              • Flowering group: 3
                              • Not self-fertile
                              • Picking: Late
                              • Reine Claude Violettein stock

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                                A traditional French gage first recorded in the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour. Also known as Purple Gage.
                                • Flowering group: 3
                                • Not self-fertile
                                • Picking: Late
                                • Available rootstocks:
                                • St. Julien
                              • Seneca

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                                Seneca is a high-quality late-season large American plum with a notably sweet flavor.
                                • Flowering group: 3
                                • Not self-fertile
                                • Picking: Late
                                • Shepherds Bullacein stock

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                                  A large-fruited bullace, used for cooking and preserves, similar to a damson.
                                  • Flowering group: 3
                                  • Self-fertile
                                  • Picking: Late
                                  • Available rootstocks:
                                  • St. Julien
                                • Shropshire Prunein stock

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                                  The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
                                  • Flowering group: 3
                                  • Self-fertile
                                  • Picking: Mid
                                  • Available rootstocks:
                                  • St. Julien
                                • Stella's Starin stock

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                                  A modern green-gage, more productive and easier to grow in the UK than the traditional ones.
                                  • Flowering group: 3
                                  • Self-fertile
                                  • Picking: Mid
                                  • Available rootstocks:
                                  • VVA-1
                                  • St. Julien
                                • Swan

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                                  A popular traditional English dual-purpose red / purple plum.
                                  • Flowering group: 3
                                  • Not self-fertile
                                  • Picking: Late
                                  • Thames Cross

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                                    An attractive yellow mid-season plum with a good flavour.
                                    • Flowering group: 3
                                    • Partially self-fertile
                                    • Picking: Mid
                                    • Toptaste Kulinariain stock

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                                      A new blue dessert plum with sweet yellow flesh, and good disease resistance.
                                      • Flowering group: 3
                                      • Partially self-fertile
                                      • Picking: Mid
                                      • Available rootstocks:
                                      • St. Julien
                                    • Victoriain stock

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                                      Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
                                      • Flowering group: 3
                                      • Good pollinator
                                      • Self-fertile
                                      • Picking: Mid
                                      • Available rootstocks:
                                      • VVA-1
                                      • St. Julien
                                    • Willinghamin stock

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                                      A traditional English green gage, with a reputation for excellent flavour.
                                      • Flowering group: 3
                                      • Not self-fertile
                                      • Picking: Late
                                      • Available rootstocks:
                                      • VVA-1
                                      • St. Julien
                                    • Yellow Pershore

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                                      Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.
                                      • Flowering group: 4
                                      • Self-fertile
                                      • Picking: Mid