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Varieties
6 varieties
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Flowering group
- 3
Picking season
- Late
Self-fertility
- Not self-fertile
Category
- Eating plums
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Categories
Apples
24
Late eating apples
17
Cooking apples
5
Dual-purpose apples
4
Cherries
2
Sweet cherries
2
Cider apples
1
Pears
4
Dessert pears
3
Cooking pears
2
Perry pears
4
Plums
7
Eating plums
6
Cooking plums
1
Dual-purpose plums
2
Stock availability
All
6
In stock
2
Not in stock
4
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
2
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
1
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
1
Large
1
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
VVA-1
1
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St. Julien
1
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Supplied as
12L pot
2
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
2
Average
1
Experienced
3
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
3
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
6
Flowering group
?
1
2
1
3
6
4
1
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
6
Poor
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
6
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
4
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
1
Mid
1
Late
6
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
2
Good
4
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
5
1 week
1
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
6
Culinary
2
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
1
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
1
Average
3
Poor
1
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
3
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
2
United States
1
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
2
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
1
2000
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
December
Blossom colour
White
6
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
Bronze
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
2
Green - light
1
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
1
Orange flush
Pink
Purple
Purple - light
1
Red
1
Red - dark
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
1
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Old Green Gage
The definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Queen's Crown
Queen's Crown is a dual-purpose red plum with a good sweet flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Reine Claude Doree
A high-quality yellow-green gage, and usually more productive than other green gages.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Reine Claude Violette
A traditional French gage first recorded in the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour. Also known as Purple Gage.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Seneca
Seneca is a high-quality late-season large American plum with a notably sweet flavor.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Willingham
A traditional English green gage, with a reputation for excellent flavour.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Not self-fertile