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

  • Cambridge Gage plum trees
    Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Late
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile

  • Denniston's Superb plum trees
    Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Farleigh damson trees
    One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Hauszwetsche German Prune plum trees
    Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

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

  • Merryweather damson trees
    Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Old Green Gage plum trees
    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

  • Opal plum trees
    Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Queen's Crown plum trees
    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

  • Rivers' Early Prolific plum trees
    Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Shropshire Prune damson trees
    The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Awards: Slow Food - Ark of Taste

  • Victoria plum trees
    Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • Warwickshire Drooper plum trees
    Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile

  • A traditional English green gage, with a reputation for excellent flavour.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile