Cool Temperate - Plums & Damsons

Plums, Gages & Damsons

Autumn/Winter 2008/9
St Julien A - moderate: £19.00; Pixy - very dwarfing: £20.00.
Fans on St Julien A £35.00-45.00

			Pixy
Blue Tit	Po. 3	SF Medium , round, juicy, blue with rich gage flavour, good frost res. recommended for north. mid Aug.	S
Cambridge Gage	Po. 4	SF Small gage, very good flavour, also cooks & bottles well, needs warm site & lime in soil. Aug/Sep	S
Coe's Golden Drop	Po. 2	Sweet, rich, gage-like, good on a wall in Scotland, pollinators: Denniston’s or Cambridge. Sep/Oct	S,Pixy
Czar	Po.3	SF Hardiest plum, purple/black cooker, resists frost, sharka virus and fruit crack. Aug.	SB
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.	S
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
Italian Prune Damson	Po. 3 SF	Known in Lombardy 1800’s and grown in UK since 1826. Slightly larger than average fruit.	S
Jefferson	Po. 1	Med/large yellow gage, rich, sweet; fairly hardy; fair/good crops, needs pollinator - Dennistons Gage is recommended. Aug/Sep.	S
Jubilee	Po. 3	SF. New Swedish plum. Similar to Victoria, one week earlier, much larger fruit. Should suit most areas.
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; 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	S,Pixy
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.	S
Old Greengage	Po. 3	PSF. Excellent flavour, moderate crops, green fruit	S
Shropshire Prune Damson	Po. 4	SF Best damson flavour, moderate but reliable crops, traditional hedgerow tree. 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	Pixy
Victoria	Po. 3	SF Eats, cooks, preserves well; heavy yield –may need thinning or support; good pollinator; Aug/Sep	S, Pixy
Warwickshire Drooper	Po. 2	SF. cooker/eater, large yellow fruit, heavy crops, weeping tree.	P
Willingham Gage	Po. 3	SF Greengage type selected by the Royal Horticultural Society for good cropping and quality. mid Aug.	S,P

MIRABELLES on St. Julien A. Origin Ukraine. Crop mid/late August. Partially self fertile. £20.00

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

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

Ruby - largest known mirabelle, rich peach flavour, dark red flesh, upright habit.