Plum Tree Varieties
Plum combo
Latin Name: Prunus Combo Tree
Description: 2-4 varieties on plums on one tree. Great for small gardens.
Height: Prune to maintain height and size you want.
Self Pollinating: yes
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Beauty Plum” Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus “Beauty Plum”
Description: Sweet flavourful plum. Red over yellow skin, amber flesh streaked with red.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 12-15 ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: Early Spring
Harvest: Late July
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Freestone:Yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Blue Damson” Plum Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus “Blue Damson”
Description: Produces heavy crops of medium-sized plums that are tart and juicy. Good for jam and jelly.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 8-10ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: Early Spring
Harvest: Late September
Years to Fruit: 2-4 yrs.
Freestone: Yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun. Grow in moderately fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to slightly acidic soils
“Green Gage” Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus italica ‘Green Gage’
Description: Yellow green fruit with a rich plum-honey flavour. Great for canning, desserts or preserves.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 14-20 ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: Early Spring
Harvest: Early August
Years to Fruit: 3-6yrs.
Freestone: yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Italian” Prune Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus “Italian”
Description: Medium, purplish black sweet. Excellent fresh, canned or drying, resists cracking.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 10-12 feet with pruning.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: Early Spring
Harvest: Early September
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Freestone: Yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Satsuma” Plum Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus salicina “Satsuma”
Description: a large Japanese variety of dark, solid red skin and dark red flesh. The fruit is firm and juicy.
Flower Colour: Pink or White
Height: 10-14 ft.
Self Pollinating: No
Blooming Season: Mid Spring
Harvest: Late July to Early August
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Freestone: semi freestone
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Shiro” Plum Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus salicina "Shiro"
Description: Yellow skin covers sweet, juicy flesh. Heat-tolerant.
Flower Colour: White
Height:12-15 ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes, but produce heavier crops when cross-pollinated with another Japanese plum tree.
Blooming Season: Early Spring
Harvest: Late July
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Freestone: No
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun, in fertile, well drained soil.
“Stanley Plum” Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus domestica "Stanley"
Description: European plum. Fruit skin is a deep purple colour, the flesh is bright yellow. Fruit is great for eating
right off the tree or for drying.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 8-10 ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: April
Harvesting: September
Years to Fruit: 3-5yrs.
Freestone: Yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun with fertile well drained soil.
“Yellow Egg” Plum Dwarf Tree
Latin Name: Prunus domestica 'Yellow Egg’
Description: European plum. Produces an abundance of large, oval, freestone, golden yellow fruit with a golden
interior that tastes like honey. Has juicy flesh and is very sweet and is grown for the outstanding quality of the fruit
which is excellent for dessert, cooking, and canning.
Flower Colour: White
Height: 15 ft.
Self Pollinating: Yes
Blooming Season: Mid Spring
Harvest: September
Years to Fruit: 2-4yrs.
Freestone: Yes
Planting Instructions: Plant in full sun. Plums are quite adaptable to many soil types but they do best in well drained, fertile soils.