- See also:
- Eating plums34
- Plums for cooking11
- Japanese plums2
Dual-purpose plums
These versatile plum varieties are good for eating fresh but equally good in the kitchen.
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)
Edda
A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Marjorie's Seedling
Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.£59.00buy- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Meritare
An attractive new early-season dessert plum from Sweden, similar to Opal, with large fruits and good cold-hardiness.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Queen's Crown
Queen's Crown is a dual-purpose red plum with a good sweet flavour.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Reeves
A high-quality English dual-purpose plum, similar to Victoria but with an improved flavour for eating fresh.- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Rivers' Early Prolific
Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.£59.00 - £60.50buy- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Sanctus Hubertus
One of the best cropping early-season plums.- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
Swan
Best sellerA popular traditional English dual-purpose red / purple plum.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Warwickshire Drooper
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2