Cool Temperate - Plums & Damsons

Plums, Gages & Damsons

Availability Autumn - Winter 2010-11
St Julien A - moderate: mdn £19.00, bush £21; Pixy - very dwarfing: mdn £20.00, bush £22.

		SF =self-fertile; S = St Julien A; P = Pixy
Blue Tit	Po. 3	SF Medium , round, juicy, blue with rich gage flavour, good frost res. recommended for north. mid Aug.	S
Blue Violet Damson	Po. 3	SF Lancs 1932. Fruit eats raw when ripe as well as cooks, drops from tree mid August.	S
Cambridge Gage	Po. 4	SF Small gage, very good flavour, also cooks & bottles well, needs warm site & lime in soil. Aug/Sep	S,P
Coe's Golden Drop	Po. 2	Sweet, rich, gage-like, good on a wall in Scotland, pollinators: Denniston’s or Cambridge. Sep/Oct	S,P
Denniston's Superb	Po. 2	SF Medium yellow fruit, gage-like flavour, heavy, reliable crops, good in north. Late August.	S,P
Early Transparent Gage	Po. 4	SF. Rich greengage flavour; heavy crop may need thinning, compact growth. August.	S,
Farleigh Damson	Po.3 PSF	Small fruit, good quality, good in north, densely twiggy so good for hedging. Mid Sept.	SP
German Prune Damson	Po. 3 SF	Old variety known since at least the 1600's.	S
Golden Transparent Gage	Po.3 PSF	Very large golden fruit with red dots; sweet & rich; good in North given a wall. Sep/Oct	S
Goldfinch	Po.3 SF	fruit round, yellow, juicy and rich. Quite a small tree. Good in the North. Late August.	S
Herman	Po. 2	SF. Excellent early dessert plum, 2 weeks before Czar and better flavour. Purple. Swedish, hardy.	S,P
Italian Prune Damson	Po. 3 SF	Known in Lombardy 1800’s and grown in UK since 1826. Slightly larger than average fruit.	S
King of the Damsons	Po.2	SF. Notts 1880. A.k.a. Bradleys King. Large fruit, regular cropper, mid-Sept	SP
Kirkes Blue	Po. 4	Top quality, purple/black skin, yellow flesh, rich, sweet, juicy. Compact tree, yield varies. Aug/Sep.	S
Langley Bullace	Po. 2	SF. Damson x plum cross. Blue/black skin, green flesh; plum-sized fruit, heavy crops, late cooker. October.	S
Marjorie's Seedling	Po. 5	PSF Large purple cooker/eater, good health, misses frosts, heavy crop, vigorous tree. Sep/Oct	SP
Merryweather Damson	Po. 3	SF Large damson, fair/good flavour, heavy, precocious, regular crops, sweeter than most, Sep/Oct	SP
Opal	Po. 3	PSF Medium, red/purple skin; gold, firm flesh, good flavour, dense moderate tree. Late July/Aug	SP
Oullins Golden Gage	Po. 4	SF Yellow skin & flesh, tasty but not a true gage, dual purpose, fairly healthy and good in north. Aug.	SP
Old Greengage	Po. 3	PSF. Excellent flavour, moderate crops, green fruit	PBush,Fan
Shropshire Prune Damson	Po. 4	SF Best damson flavour, moderate but reliable crops, traditional hedgerow tree in some areas. Mid Sept.	S,Pixy
Stella's Star	Po. 3 SF	New UK bred gage. Very productive and precocious. Masses of small sweet fruit, not intensely flavoured but very heavy crops. August	SP
Victoria	Po. 3	SF Eats, cooks, preserves well; heavy yield –may need thinning or support; good pollinator; Aug/Sep	S, P
Willingham Gage	Po. 3	SF Greengage type selected by the Royal Horticultural Society for good cropping and quality. mid Aug.	S

MIRABELLES or CHERRY PLUMS on St. Julien A. Origin Ukraine. Partially self fertile. £20.00

Gypsy - Large dark carmine fruit, rich,sugary flavour. Late August.

Golden Sphere - Large yellow fruit with a fresh plummy flavour. Late August.

Ruby - largest mirabelle fruit, rich peach flavour, dark red flesh, upright habit. E.September.