Plum

Name

Type

Information

Required For Polination

Fruiting Time

European Varieties

Brooks

Semi-Dwarf

Excellent eating prune.

European

Early

Damson

Semi-Dwarf

Small round, dark purple skin, freestone, good jams & jelly.

European

Late

Early Italian

Semi-Dwarf

Same as Italian, ripens two weeks earlier.

European

Early

French

Semi-Dwarf

Purple fruit, very sweet

European

Mid

French Prune

Dwarf

Red to purplish black medium sized fruit. Very sweet and mild. Good for canning and drying.

European

Late

Green Gage

Dwarf

Greenish yellow fruit with amber flesh. Sweet.

European

Mid

Italian

Semi-Dwarf

European prune plum, purple skin, yellow flesh, freestone.

European

Late

Mount Royal

Semi-Dwarf

Round purple fruit, suggest Stanley for cross-pollination.

European

Mid

Seneca

Semi-Dwarf

Large reddish/blue fruit.

European

Mid - late

Stanley Plum

Semi-Dwarf

Popular prune plum, purple skin/greenish yellow flesh, sweet.

European

Late

Japanese Varieties

Beauty

Semi-Dwarf

Red skin, red firm flesh, best tasting Japanese plum.

Japanese

Early

Gold Plum

Semi-Dwarf

Large round yellow fruit/red blush. Clingstone fruit, good flavor.

Japanese

Mid

Satsuma

Semi-Dwarf

Maroon over green skin, sweet flesh, pollinated by Santa Rosa or Beauty varieties.

Japanese

Mid

Shiro

Semi-Dwarf

Best yellow plums, medium size fruit, with good flavour.

Japanese

Early

Superior

Semi-Dwarf

Large red fruit, excellent flavour, hardy.

Japanese

Mid

Toka

Semi-Dwarf

Large pointed red fruit, firm yellow spicy flesh.

Japanese

Mid

New Yellow Egg

Dwarf

Large, bright yellow, oval shaped fruit with yellow flesh. Soft and sweet for eating.

Japanese

Mid