Warwickshire Drooper plum trees
£61.50Warwickshire Drooper plum trees for sale
Choose a size - pot-grown
All our pot-grown trees are grown for us to our specification by the Frank P Matthews nursery.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree, St. Julien rootstock£61.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Choose a size - bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£38.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR22-year bush-trained bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£47.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR32-year half-standard bare-root tree,St. Julien rootstock£51.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Out of stock
BR41-year bare-root tree,Brompton rootstock£38.75
Very large tree
(4m-7m after 10 years)
Out of stock
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Tree specification
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Tree sizes and forms
Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 18th May.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
All about Warwickshire Drooper plum trees
Warwickshire Drooper is an attractive medium / large English yellow plum, grown commercially in the first half of the 20th century. The plums have a pleasant flavour when ripe, but are mainly used for cookery.
Growing and Training
Warwickshire Drooper is easy to grow, and notably hardy. It produces a relatively large tree, with a spreading / drooping habit.
Which pollinators are recommended for Warwickshire Drooper plum trees?
Warwickshire Drooper is self-fertile, so you do not need another variety to pollinate it to produce fruit.
However you are likely to get a better crop if you plant any of the following pollinator varieties nearby.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements just ask us.
AvalonAvalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
Denniston's SuperbDenniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
HermanHerman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
VictoriaVictoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
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History
Although grown commercially in Warwickshire, this variety originates from the Worcestershire / Gloucestershire area.
Warwickshire Drooper characteristics
- What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Warwickshire Drooper?Beginner
- Is Warwickshire Drooper self-fertile?Self-fertile
- What flowering group is Warwickshire Drooper?2
- Is Warwickshire Drooper good for pollinating others?Average
- What climates is Warwickshire Drooper suitable for?Temperate climates
- What season do you pick Warwickshire Drooper?Late
- CroppingHeavy
- How long can you keep Warwickshire Drooper in a fridge?1-3 days
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- How resistant is Warwickshire Drooper to fire blight?Some resistance
- Where does Warwickshire Drooper originate from?United Kingdom
- When was Warwickshire Drooper first introduced?1900 - 1949
- What colour is the blossom of Warwickshire Drooper?White
- Fruit colourYellow
You might also like these varieties
JubileeJubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
VictoriaVictoria is the most popular English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
British-grown trees
Unlike many garden centres and online retailers, the vast majority of our fruit trees are grown in the UK.
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All our trees are certified under the Plant Healthy scheme, supervised by the Plant Health Alliance.
Other stakeholders include Defra and the RHS.
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden while it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund, subject to some conditions.
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More about plum trees
Victoria is without doubt the supreme English cooking plum, easily
identified by its characteristic orange flesh, and the hint of almond
flavour it lends to plum jams and patisseries.
