• See also:
• Eating plums33
• Dual-purpose plums15
• Japanese plums2

Plums for cooking

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

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  Belle de Louvain

  

  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
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  Blaisdon Red

  Blaisdon Red is one of the best plum varieties for making plum jam.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Czar

  

  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)
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  Hauszwetsche German Prune

  

  Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.

  • Picking season: Late
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4
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  Katinka®

  A very early-season dual-purpose dark-blue plum with an excellent flavour.

  £56.00buy

  • Picking season: Very early
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2
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  Kea

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Kirke's Blue

  

  An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Purple Pershore

  

  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)
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  Yellow Pershore

  

  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