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Edda plum trees

£38.75 - £43.75
Edda plums
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Edda is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators
  • Picking season: Early
  • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
  • Flowering group: 2

A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.

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Edda plum trees for sale

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  • BR21-year bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£38.75
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Delivery charges

Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.

All about Edda plum trees

Edda is a modern early season purple plum, developed in Norway specifically for northern climates. It is juicy and has a good flavour for eating fresh and for cooking.

Edda can be considered an improved form of the popular and reliable 19th century Czar variety, which is one of its parents, and is in turn descended from Rivers' Early Prolific.

It therefore makes a good choice if you are looking for a reliable plum to plant in less than perfect conditions.

 

Growing and Training

Edda is a reliable cropping variety. Picking time is late July in southern England.

Edda is grown commercially in Norway, along with Opal and Victoria - both of which are good pollinators for it.

It is not as high-yielding as its ancestors, Czar and Rivers Early Prolific, which is one of the reasons for its improved flavour.

Which pollinators are recommended for Edda plum trees?

Edda is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit. The following varieties are good pollinators for Edda. If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.

  • Pollinator Avalon
    Avalon
    Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
  • Pollinator Denniston's Superb
    Denniston's Superb
    Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
  • Pollinator Herman
    Herman
    Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
  • Pollinator Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
  • Pollinator Opal
    Opal
    Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
  • Pollinator Victoria
    Victoria
    Victoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
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History

Developed at the State Experimental Station, Njos, near Oslo in southern Norway. Introduced in the 1970s. It is a cross between Czar and Prune Peche.


Edda characteristics

Growing

  • What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Edda?Beginner
  • Is Edda self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • What flowering group is Edda?2
  • Is Edda good for pollinating others?Average
  • What climates is Edda suitable for?Temperate climatesMild damp climates

Using

  • What season do you pick Edda?Early
  • CroppingGood
  • How long can you keep Edda in a fridge?1-3 days
  • Food usesEating freshCulinary

Problems

  • What is the overall disease resistance of Edda?Good
  • How resistant is Edda to canker?Some resistance

Identification

  • Where does Edda originate from?Norway
  • When was Edda first introduced?1950 - 1999
  • What colour is the blossom of Edda?White
  • Fruit colourPurple

You might also like these varieties

  • See also Cambridge Gage
    Cambridge Gage
    Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
  • See also Herman
    Herman
    Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
  • See also Opal
    Opal
    Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
  • See also Victoria
    Victoria
    Victoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.

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