• See also:
• Eating plums34
• 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: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Blaison Red

  Blaison 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.

  £43.50 - £47.50buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Hauszwetsche German Prune

  

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

  £42.50 - £43.50buy

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

  

  Valor is a large dual-purpose purple plum from Canada, ripening late in the season.

  • Picking season: Very late
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 3
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  Yellow Pershore

  

  Also known as Yellow Egg, Yellow Pershore is a self-fertile heavy cropping culinary plum.

  £42.50 - £43.50buy

  • Picking season: Mid
  • Self-fertility: Self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 4