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Plums for cooking

Plum and Damson varieties which are primarily used for cooking with.

  • Belle de Louvain

    Belle de Louvain plum trees
    Belle de Louvain is a large purple culinary plum, useful because it can be grown on north-facing walls.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
  • Blaisdon Red

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

    Czar plum trees
    Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Awards: RHS AGM (current)
  • Hauszwetsche German Prune

    Hauszwetsche German Prune plum trees
    Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
    £59.00buy
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 4
  • Katinka®

    A very early-season dual-purpose dark-blue plum with an excellent flavour.
    £59.00buy
    • Picking season: Very early
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 2
  • Kea

    Kea is a culinary plum from Cornwall, ideal for plum jam.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
  • Kirke's Blue

    Kirke's Blue plum trees
    An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
  • Purple Pershore

    Purple Pershore plum trees
    Very similar to Yellow Pershore and with the same excellent culinary qualities.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 4
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
  • Sanctus Hubertus

    Sanctus Hubertus plum trees
    One of the best cropping early-season plums.
    • Picking season: Early
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Awards: RHS AGM (former)
  • Swan

    Swan plum trees
    Best seller
    A popular traditional English dual-purpose red / purple plum.
    • Picking season: Late
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 3
  • Yellow Pershore

    Yellow Pershore plum trees
    Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.
    • Picking season: Mid
    • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
    • Flowering group: 4