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Pollination 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 should 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 >Flowering group: 2
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown VVA-1
- 1-year bare-root St.Julien
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root St.Julien
- Half-standard bare-root St.Julien
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown St.Julien
Coe's Golden Drop is a large oval gage from the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Stock availability:
- 1-year bare-root St.Julien
Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown St.Julien
Golden Sphere is a large yellow Cherry Plum with a sweet plum-like flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 1
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
Gypsy is a bright red Cherry Plum with a notably sweet flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 1
Partially self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown St.Julien
Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown VVA-1
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root St.Julien
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown St.Julien
- Half-standard bare-root St.Julien
Jefferson is a large yellow gage / plum, easy to grow, crops well, very juicy and great flavour.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-sterile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability: sold out
Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Early-Mid seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown St.Julien
- Half-standard bare-root St.Julien
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Late seasonStock availability: sold out
Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.
Check pollinators >Flowering group: 2
Self-fertile
Picking season: Mid-Late seasonStock availability:
- 2-year bush-trained pot-grown VVA-1
- 1-year bare-root St.Julien
- 2-year bush-trained bare-root St.Julien
- Half-standard bare-root St.Julien
Other compatible varieties
We do not sell these varieties but they may be available from other fruit tree nurseries. Use our enquiry form and we will help you find a supplier.
More advice about pollination
Please note that our whilst our system takes many relevant factors into account, it is certainly not completely accurate
Our article on the pollination of fruit trees gives more details of the factors involved in pollination.
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.
