Like cherries and pears, plums are more frost-prone than apples,and may
require training on a wall or fence to fruit reliably in inland parts of
Scotland.
OPAL - (D) (3) (S) (V1) July-Aug. Pixy, St Julian ‘A’
A reddish-purple fruit with a similar superb flavour to "Victoria", very useful
where bacterial canker is problematic, as in certain parts of the west.
VICTORIA - (A/B)(3)(S)(V2),
August, Pixy, St Julian ‘A’
The classic eating plum, a good choice unless bacterial canker is known to
be a problem in the locality..
CZAR - (C) (3) (S) (V2) Aug, St Julian ‘A’, Pixy
Reliable, quality cooker.
MARJORIE'S SEEDLING (B) (5) (S) (V2)October, Pixy, St Julian A
Frost-resistant large black cooking plum, can be eaten when fully ripe.
OULLIN'S
GAGE (D) (4) (S) (V2) August, Pixy, St Julian A
Not a true gage but a large
dual-purpose gage-type excellent for both dessert and preserving. Frost-resistant.
SHROPSHIRE PRUNE
(DAMSON)(B)(3)(S)(V2) September, St Julian A, Pixy
Small blue-black fruit,
excellent flavour when cooked.