Dual-purpose plums
These versatile plum varieties are good for eating fresh but equally good in the kitchen.
Dual-purpose plums
Avalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Dual-purpose plums
Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
A large red plum with an excellent for eating fresh and also good in the kitchen.
- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United States
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Dual-purpose plums
One of the easier gages to grow, Early Transparent has attractive semi-translucent fruit.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.
- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: Norway
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Dual-purpose plums
Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
- Picking season: Early
- Country of origin: Sweden
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Dual-purpose plums
An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
The definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety.
- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: France
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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A high-quality English dual-purpose plum, similar to Victoria but with an improved flavour for eating fresh.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: Canada
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
Thames Cross is a versatile dual-purpose plum, related to Coe's Golden Drop.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
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Victoria is the classic English plum - attractive fruit, good for eating, and outstanding flavour for cooking. It's also easy to grow and very productive.
- Picking season: Mid
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dual-purpose plums
Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
- Picking season: Late
- Country of origin: United Kingdom
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
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