Plum Tree Pollination

Guide to Pollinating Plum Trees

Plums, Gages, Damsons, Mirabelles and Bullaces are all very closely related trees in the Group Prunus domestica.
They will all happily pollinate each other, when they are in flower at the same time.

How the plum pollination groups work:
A tree will cross-pollinate with trees in its own group and the groups next to it.
For Example:

A tree in group C will cross-pollinate with trees in groups B, C and D.

Name	Use	Harvest	Pollination Group	Fertility	Colour
Jeffersons	Dessert	Late Aug	B	Non Self Fertile	Green
Mirabelle Golden Sphere	Dual	Mid Aug	B	Partially Self Fertile	Yellow
Mirabelle Ruby	Dessert	Late Aug	B	Partially Self Fertile	Red-Purple
Coe's Golden Drop	Dessert	Late Sept	C	Non Self Fertile	Yellow
Dennistons Superb	Dessert	Late Aug	C	Self Fertile	Yellow
Rivers Early Prolific	Culinary	Late July	C	Partially Self Fertile	Blue
Langley Bullace	Culinary	Late Sept	C	Self Fertile	Blue-Black
Merryweather (Damson)	Culinary	Early Sept	C	Self Fertile	Blue-Black
Opal	Dessert	Early Aug	C	Self Fertile	Purple
Victoria	Dual	Late Aug	C	Self Fertile	Red
Cambridge Gage	Eat / Cook	Mid August	D	Partially Self Fertile	Green
Czar	Culinary	Early Aug	D	Self Fertile	Blue
King Damson	Culinary	Mid Sept	D	Self Fertile	Purple
Old Greengage	Dessert	Early Sept	D	Non Self Fertile	Green-Yellow
Oullins Golden Gage	Dual	Mid Aug	D	Partially Self Fertile	Yellow
Shropshire Prune (Damson)	Culinary	Early Sept	D	Self Fertile	Blue-Black
Marjorie's Seedling	Dual	Late Sept	E	Partially Self Fertile	Blue

Almost all the trees in the plum family that we grow are either reliably self fertile or at least partially self fertile, so pollination is much less of an issue with plums than with most other fruit trees.

Plum Tree Pollination

Guide to Pollinating Plum Trees

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