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Plum Calendar

PollGpPlantedcul/desJulAug Sep Oct
HermanGp ?Jan03desmid
CzarGp 3Mar04c/dearly
OpalGp 3Feb00desyes
Cambridge GageGp 4Feb01desyes
JubileumGp 3Feb00desmid
VictoriaGp 3Feb00deslate
Denniston'sSuperbGp 3?Feb01deslate
GreengageGp 3 ?Feb00deslate
Shropshire DamsonGp 3 ?Jan03culyes
Marjorie's seedlingGp 5Feb00c/dlate
Cul means cooking plum; des means dessert (eating) plum; c/d means dual-purpose.
PollGp means pollination group
Months quoted by various sources are different: results are awaited with interest!
Rootstocks: all are on St Julien A. The old Purple Pershore and the last of the Czars finally gave up bearing in 2003, and are virtually dead.
Note also 'Blaze' and Myrobalan plum on the hedges page.
 Czar plums in blossom
old plum trees blossoming near the hen house

Czar plums beginning to ripen
These are purple with bloom when ripe

Plum pruning

Prune the plum family in May, don't bother with painting the pruned cuts, and allow the tree to exude gum as it's own defence against fungal disease. Prune young trees to form a framework, and older trees only if crossing branches or centre-thinning is needed. Thin fruit if need be otherwise biennial bearing may happen.

© 2001-2005 ARPopiolek.

Plum growing

I had a lovely day plum-tasting & visiting the plum collection at Brogdale on 13th August 2000. The plum family doesn't keep well, and the absolutely ripe plums & gages were a joy.