Dual-purpose plums
These versatile plum varieties are good for eating fresh but equally good in the kitchen.
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Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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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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A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Guinevere is a modern late-season dessert plum, with a good flavour.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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A very early-season dual-purpose dark-blue plum with an excellent flavour.
- Picking season: Very early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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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
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Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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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
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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)
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Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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One of the best cropping early-season plums.
- Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (former)
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Best sellerA popular traditional English dual-purpose red / purple plum.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Best sellerVictoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
- Picking season: Mid
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
- Awards: RHS AGM (current)
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Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
- Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.£38.75 - £60.50buy
Queen's Crown is a dual-purpose red plum with a good sweet flavour.
Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.£38.75 - £60.50buy
One of the best cropping early-season plums.£38.75 - £41.25buy
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.£49.75buy
