An old favourite. Always crops well and regularly. Large yellow fruit, very juicy and good for eating and cooking. The tree has a spreading, drooping habit from which it was named. In its county of origin this variety was fermented into an alcoholic drink called Plum Jerkum reputed to ‘leave the head clear while paralyzing the legs’. (Worcester/Gloucester pre 1920’s)
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The popular cooking cherry. Acid flavour. Very hardy and very reliable cropping. Ideal for north walls and makes the most delicious cherry pie, just add ice cream! ‘Nabella’ is often available which is another good sour cherry with slightly larger … Read More
A self fertile selection of Queen Cox. The best commercial form of Cox with attractive colour and occasional russet spots. Good yields due to its precocious self fertility. (Bristol 1975)
Czar x Ruth Gerstetter. Medium, blue-black, very early, freestone. Golden flesh and excellent eating quality. Two to three weeks earlier than Czar and with improved flavour. Self fertile. (Sweden 1970).
A good reliable modern variety. Quite vigorous and healthy with regular crops of good sized fruit. Selected for its suitability for cold wet climates such as the UK. The tree is very hardy, vigorous and resistant to leaf spot. The fruit are medium to … Read More
The Classic German ‘Hauszwetsche’ sweet prune for traditional plum cake and fresh eating. Size between Shropshire Prune and Merryweather
This variety is far more reliable than other Apricots producing masses of flower and very large fruit with a strong red blush on an orange background. An intense apricot flavour. (France)
Oullins Green Gage x Early Favourite. One of the most reliable garden plums. Known as the early Victoria. A medium, reddish-purple fruit with superb flavour. Self fertile. (Sweden 1925)
