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aka Hybrid Plum

Plum Allen is an early season variety that is similar to Billington. It has small sized, red skinned plums with deep red flesh that is sweet and juicy. A great dessert variety it is good for bottling, jam and chutney making. Self fertile and is a good pollinator for other varieties. Deciduous

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aka Hybrid - Christmas Plum

A small meaty plum with dark red skin and flesh that crops heavily around Christmas time. When cooked it has no bitterness and retains its bright red colour. Resistant to diseases. Partially self-fertile Improve with Black Doris. Deciduous.

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aka Hybrid Christmas Plum

A small meaty plum with dark red skin and flesh that crops heavily around Christmas time. When cooked it has no bitterness and retains its bright red colour. Resistant to diseases. Partially self-fertile Improve with Black Doris. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

This beautiful looking Japanese Plum tastes as good as it looks. Large purple-black plums with pale cream flesh that is stained red. Firm and juicy with excellent flavour. Generally an easy care plum to grow and the fruit stores well. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

This beautiful looking Japanese Plum tastes as good as it looks. Large purple-black plums with pale cream flesh that is stained red. Firm and juicy with excellent flavour. Generally an easy care plum to grow and the fruit stores well. Deciduous.

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aka Hybrid Plum

Everyone's favourite. An excellent all purpose plum with purple black skin and delicious, sweet dark red juicy flesh. Makes the best Plum Sauce! Preserve, eat fresh of the tree or use in desserts. Ripens around February. Deciduous.

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aka Hybrid Plum

Everyone's favourite. An excellent all purpose plum with purple black skin and delicious, sweet dark red juicy flesh. Ripens around February. Pollinators can be Elephant Heart, Santa Rosa or Duffs Early Jewel. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

This plum has large round dark red fruit with yellow flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The fruit ripens around February. Crops well. Partially self fertile but performs best with either Santa Rosa, Omega or Duffs early Jewel. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

This plum has large round dark red fruit with yellow flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The fruit ripens around February. Crops well. Partially self fertile but performs best with either Santa Rosa, Omega or Duffs early Jewel. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

This European Plum ripens quite late in the season, towards March. It is worth the wait as the large rich, juicy, golden fruit have a delicious flavour. Likes the best sunny position to do really well. Pollinate with Greengage or Reine Claude de Bavay. Suitable for warmer climates. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

This European Plum ripens quite late in the season, towards March. It is worth the wait as the large rich, juicy, golden fruit have a delicious flavour. Likes sunny position to do really well. On St Julian Rootstock. Pollinate with Greengage or Reine Claude de Bavay. Suitable for warmer climates. Deciduous

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aka European Plum

Damsons are small, tart oval plums with blue-black skin and green- yellow flesh. Mainly grown for bottling and other culinary uses. Highly recommend for Damson Gin. A heavy cropper in late January. Self fertile, compact grower, performs best in colder areas. Deciduous.

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aka Double Graft Plum

Double grafted Plum. Billington - Dark red flesh and skin, good for eating and jam. Ripens early January. Black Doris - Purple black skin, dark red sweet juicy flesh. Culinary and dessert plum. Matures late January. Deciduous.

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Double grafted Plum. Hawera - Large dark red freestone fruit with very firm dark red flesh. Yum Yum. One of the best deep red plums. Heavy cropper, self-fertile. Ripens January. Luisa- Yellow flesh and skin with a red blush that's sweet and juicy. Self-fertile. Ripens late January approx. Deciduous.

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Double grafted Plum. Billington - Dark red flesh and skin, good for eating and jam. Ripens early January. Santa Rosa - Firm sweet juicy fruit, considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple, flesh is yellow blushed pink.

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Double Graft Plum. Santa Rosa - Firm sweet juicy fruit, considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple, flesh is yellow blushed pink. Black Amber - Large purple/black plums with creamy flesh that is stained red. Ripens January/February.

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Dble Graft Plum. Santa Rosa - Firm sweet juicy fruit, considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple, flesh is yellow blushed pink. Freedom- A medium dark red plum with an attractive blue bloom. The Amber Flesh is stained red and juicy. Ripens around Feb.

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aka Hybrid Plum

An early plum ripe in time for Christmas. The small to medium sized fruit have red skin and yellow flesh are great for eating straight off the tree or for making Plum sauce. Considered to be self fertile but happy with a companion such as Santa Rosa or Red Doris. Protect from late spring frosts.

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aka Japanese Plum

A delicious large plum with heart shaped fruit that is coloured a deep purple-red both inside and out. The free-stone fruit ripens about February. Surplus fruit will freeze or bottle well. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Sultan. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A delicious large plum with heart shaped fruit that is coloured a deep purple-red both inside and out. The free-stone fruit ripens about February. Surplus fruit will freeze or bottle well. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Sultan. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A relatively new introduction that is well worth planting. Bright red skin on the outside and deliciously sweet golden flesh on the inside. The fruit are large, of a high quality and produced in abundance. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

'Freedom' produces medium dark red fruit with an attractive blue bloom. The amber flesh is stained red and is juicy while remaining firm. Consistent crops that ripen around February. The tree is an upright grower. Plant in a sunny spot . Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

A versatile little plum with greenish yellow fruit that tastes like pure nectar. Excellent straight off the tree but also good for jam and desserts. Self fertile but will perform well with a companion such as Coe's Golden Drop. Happiest in colder areas as it is a European. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

Originated from a chance seedling found on the roadside near, you guessed it, Hawera. Large dark red fruit with very firm dark red flesh. Yum Yum. One of the best deep red plums. Heavy cropper, freestone, ripens January. Self fertile. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

Originated from a chance seedling found on the roadside near, you guessed it, Hawera. Large dark red fruit with very firm dark red flesh. Yum Yum. One of the best deep red plums. Heavy cropper, freestone, ripens January. Self fertile. Deciduous.

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aka European plum

A top NZ Plum that produces bumper crops of distinctive oval fruit that have a yellow skin blushed red. The firm flesh is also yellow and divinely sweet and juicy. Good disease resistance. Considered to be self fertile. Deciduous.

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aka European plum

A top NZ Plum that produces bumper crops of distinctive oval fruit that have a yellow skin blushed red. The firm flesh is also yellow and divinely sweet and juicy. Good disease resistance. Considered to be self fertile or plant with a Billington for company. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

Introduced in the 1960's and named by a Waikato Orchardist in memory of his sons that were killed in WWII. A delicious plum with large dark red skinned fruit and red sweet tasting flesh. Quite a vigorous grower. Deciduous.

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aka Cherry plum

A sweet little Cherry Plum used commercially as a pollinator for Plums Omega, Fortune, Black Doris. Lovely pop in your mouth plum straight from the tree. Late ripening variety. Self fertile. Deciduous

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aka Hybrid Plum

AKA Omega. Produces high quality fruit with red speckled skin and juicy red flesh. The fruit ripens around February. Use in preserves, desserts or eat fresh. Partially self-fertile yields better with a partner. Free-stone. Deciduous.

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aka Cherry Plum

Cherry Plum. A small early plum only suitable for jam making, from a Hawkes Bay orchard, Highly suitable as a pollinator for 'Black Doris' and 'Omega' plums. Plant in full sun. Ripens December/January so makes an excellent new years treat. Deciduous

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aka Plumcot

Is it a plum? Is it an apricot? No it's a Plumcot - a hybrid of both. The fruit looks more like a plum but is a golden apricot colour. The flesh is very sweet with an intense flavour and full of Vitamin A. Ripens around February. Pollinate with Plum Duff's Early Jewel or Santa Rosa. Deciduous.

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aka Plumcot

Plumcot - a hybrid between a Plum and an Apricot. White spring blossom followed by beautiful deep plum coloured fruit. You get the tangy plum flavour and purple skin with the orange melting flesh and sweetness and scent of apricot. Good disease resistance. Self fertile but will produce more fruit if planted with another variety nearby. Deciduous.

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aka Plum hybrid

This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous.

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aka Plum hybrid

This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A Japanese plum that was California bred. The fruit is large and round with dark crimson skin that encloses firm yellow flesh that is juicy and sweet. Ripens around February. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Satsuma. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A nice early variety of plum that ripens late December. The medium sized fruit has red skin and yellow, soft, juicy flesh with a mild flavour. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Billington. An upright vigorous tree that will produce good crops from a young age. Deciduous.

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aka Hybrid Plum

Red Doris is a medium sized plum with red skin and yellow flesh. The flesh is sweet and juicy with a very good flavour. Once established red Doris produces generous crops and is highly recommended for domestic gardens. Suitable pollinators are Duffs Early Jewel and Santa Rosa. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

This European Greengage plum is widely grown in France but is actually a heritage plum from Belgium dating back to 1832. The attractive green fruit is full of flavour and highly aromatic. Heavy and reliable crops. Culinary plum par excellence. Self fertile. Plant in a sunny spot. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

Rose Zee is an attractive, dark red plum, ripening around mid December. A medium, round plum with symmetrical shape. Firm yellow flesh is sweet and juicy. Pollinate with Wilsons early. Plant in a sunny spot Delicious and Deciduous

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aka Japanese Plum

This plum is rated a 10. Firm sweet juicy fruit that is highly aromatic. Considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple and the flesh is yellow blushed pink. Hardy and vigorous. Ripe Dec-Jan. Pollinate with Omega or Black Doris. Suitable for warm climates. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

This plum is rated a 10. Firm sweet juicy fruit that is highly aromatic. Considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple and the flesh is yellow blushed pink. Hardy and vigorous. Ripe Dec-Jan. Pollinate with Omega or Black Doris. Suitable for warm climates, protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A great plum for fresh eating or culinary purposes as it is perfect for preserving or making jams and jellies. The medium sized fruit is round and dark red, the flesh is dark red, juicy and sweet. Crops well. Though partially self-fertile this plum would Yield better with Santa Rosa' Suitable for warm climates, protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

A great plum for fresh eating or culinary purposes as it is perfect for preserving or making jams and jellies. The medium sized fruit is round and dark red, the flesh is dark red, juicy and sweet. Crops well. Though partially self-fertile this plum would enjoy the company of 'Santa Rosa'. Suitable for warm climates, protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.

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aka Cherry Plum

Early fruiting. Small pop in your mouth plum with delicious yellow flesh, skin red on yellow. A good dessert fruit. Self fertile, but crops better with a partner. Pollination: Cherry Plums. Prefers Fertile well-drained soil and a sunny spot. Deciduous.

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aka Japanese Plum

Large, oval, plums with deep red skin and substantial red flesh that is juicy and highly flavoured. A vigorous tree that bears reliable, heavy crops on a rather low, spreading tree. Fruit ripens around January. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart. Deciduous.

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Large burgundy fruit with deep yellow, juicy yellow flesh. Great eating with sweet, syrupy, slightly aromatic flavour! Slow to mature, around mid season. Fruit holds well on tree. Decisuous

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aka Hybrid Plum

An old English plum with red mottled skin. Yellow to green coloured flesh. Heavy cropper, hardy and self fertile. Skin turns a dark/purple colour when ripe. Great for eating fresh or using to make jam. Prefers a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

This European plum has large, firm, 'blue' skinned fruit of good quality. The flesh is yellow and very sweet. Matures quite late in the season towards the end of March. Very productive. Pollinate with Prune Stanley or Prune Italian. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

Wilson's Early is just that with fruit ripening just before Christmas. The fruit is small and bright red with yellow flesh. Suitable for eating straight off the tree or preserving. This plum is mostly self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator. Deciduous.

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aka European Plum

Wilson's Early is just that with fruit ripening just before Christmas. The fruit is small and bright red with yellow flesh. Suitable for eating straight off the tree or preserving. This plum is mostly self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator such as Billington or Santa Rosa. Deciduous.

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aka European Prune Plum

The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous.

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aka European Prune Plum

'Stanley' is a European plum that when dried becomes a prune. The large dark purple-blue fruit ripen around February/March and have greenish-yellow grainy flesh. The fruit is sweet and juicy. Reliable heavy crops on a self fertile tree so no need for a partner. Happiest in the sun.

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