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Varieties
9 varieties
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Rootstock
- St. Julien
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Categories
Plums
9
Eating plums
9
Dual-purpose plums
3
Stock availability
All
9
In stock
9
Not in stock
0
Form
1-year
1-year bush-trained
2-year
2-year bush-trained
9
Spindlebush
2-year half-standard
Premium half-standard
2-year top-worked
2-year (1.75m)
Cordon-trained
Premium cordon
1/4 standard
Each
Mature size
Very small
Small
Medium
Large
9
Very large
N/A
Rootstocks
M27
31
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M9
11
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Dwarf
3
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Quince Eline
4
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Gisela 5
8
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M26
33
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Semi-dwarf
2
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MM106
51
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Colt
8
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Own-roots
2
?
Quince A
11
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Semi-vigorous
71
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St. Julien
9
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Pyrodwarf
1
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Supplied as
12L pot
9
Growing
Gardening skill
?
Beginner
6
Average
3
Experienced
Self-fertility
?
Self-fertile
5
Partially self-fertile
3
Not self-fertile
1
Flowering group
?
1
2
3
3
6
4
5
6
Pollinating others
?
Good
Average
9
Poor
Fruit bearing
Spur-bearer
Free-spurring
Partial tip-bearer
Tip-bearer
Climate suitability
Temperate climates
9
Mild damp climates
2
Warm climates
2
Using
Picking season
?
Very early
Early
2
Mid
4
Late
3
Very late
Cropping
?
Heavy
5
Good
4
Light
Keeping (of fruit)
?
Does not keep
1-3 days
7
1 week
2
2-3 weeks
1-2 months
3 months or more
Food uses
Eating fresh
9
Culinary
5
Traditional cooker
Dual purpose
2
Juice
Hard cider
Drying
Pickling
Edible fruits
Not suitable for humans
Toxic to humans
Problems
Disease resistance
?
Good
2
Average
4
Poor
Canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Scab (Apple and Pear)
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Powdery mildew
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Fire blight
Very resistant
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Bacterial canker
Very resistant
Some resistance
1
Some susceptibility
Peach leaf curl
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Very susceptible
Woolly aphid
Some resistance
Some susceptibility
Identification
Country of origin
Australia
Belgium
Canada
China
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
France
Germany
2
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Netherlands
New Zealand
Norway
Russia
Slovakia
South Africa
South Korea
Sweden
2
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom
4
United States
Period of origin
1550 - 1599
1600 - 1649
1650 - 1699
1700 - 1749
1750 - 1799
1800 - 1849
1
1850 - 1899
1
1900 - 1949
1
1950 - 1999
2
2000
3
Flowering month
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
December
Blossom colour
White
9
Cream
Pink - light
Pink
Pink - dark
Red - dark
Crimson
Magenta
Yellow
Fruit colour
Black
Blue - dark
2
Brown
Crimson
Gold
Green
Green - light
2
Green / Red
Green / Yellow
Orange
Orange / Red
Orange flush
1
Pink
Purple
1
Purple - light
1
Red
1
Red - dark
1
Red / Black
Red / Green
Red striped
Russet
Varigated
Yellow
1
Yellow / Orange
Yellow / Red
White
Flesh colour
White
Cream
Golden / Yellow
3
Orange
Pink / Red
Dark red
Light green / Yellow
Awards
RHS AGM (current)
1
RHS AGM (former)
RHS AM
RHS 1st class
RHS Plant of the Year
Slow Food - Ark of Taste
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Varieties list
Early Transparent Gage
One of the easier gages to grow, Early Transparent has attractive semi-translucent fruit.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Haganta
Haganta is a new large blue plum variety from Germany, one of the latest-ripening and an excellent flavour.
Awards: RHS AGM (current)
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Herman
Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Jubilee
Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Malling Elizabeth
TM
This new plum variety was released to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee.
Picking season: Early
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Stella's Star
A modern green-gage, more productive and easier to grow in the UK than the traditional ones.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Self-fertile
Toptaste Kulinaria
®
A new blue dessert plum with sweet yellow flesh, and good disease resistance.
Picking season: Mid
Flowering group: 3
Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Warwickshire Drooper
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
Picking season: Late
Flowering group: 2
Self-fertility: 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