Choose another varietyPollination of Ruby cherry plum trees
Your
Ruby cherry plum tree is in
flowering group 1.
It is
partially self-fertile, but a nearby pollination partner of a different variety is beneficial.
The following varieties will pollinate this cherry plum tree.
(European plums, gages, damsons, cherry plums, mirabelles, bullaces will usually cross-pollinate if their flowering times overlap).
Pollenizer varieties in our catalogue
Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Coe's Golden Drop is a large oval gage from the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Very late
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Available rootstocks:
- Brompton
Excalibur is a red-purple plum, similar to Victoria but with a better flavour for eating fresh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Golden Sphere is a large yellow Cherry Plum with a sweet plum-like flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 1
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Gypsy is a bright red Cherry Plum with a notably sweet flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 1
- Partially self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Early
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Jefferson is a a large yellow gage / plum, easy to grow, crops well, very juicy and great flavour.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Not self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 4
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Mid
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
Check pollinators >- Pollination:
- Flowering group: 2
- Self-fertile
- Picking: Late
- Stock availability:
- Sold-out
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Pollination between plum species
European Plums, Gages, Damsons, Bullaces, Mirabelles and Cherry Plums can usually cross-pollinate each other provided their flowering times overlap. However none of these species can cross-pollinate with Japanese Plums.
