Recommend plum tree?

[russell]

Hi all

just got back into the swing of growing after a bit of an absence.

wondered what the best plum tree to grow is.

im
based in Yorkshire with a south ish facing garden, it’s gonna get sun from 10.30 until 6ish.

it’s gonna be pinned to the fence so something small would
ne good.

any links etc are appreciated.

[GF3]

I have a "Blue Tit" plum tree. This is the 3rd summer that it has been in the ground and it is the first year I have got any fruit off it - just one plum!
It tasted very nice. But this is the only experience I have of plum trees.

Details on the "Blue Tit" Plum here:
https://www.gardenfocused.co.uk/frui...y-blue-tit.php

Youtube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kfr8ukgOZ4o

As for where to buy it from I would suggest:
https://www.pomonafruits.co.uk/fruit...-tree-blue-tit
https://walcotnursery.co.uk/product/blue-tit/
https://www.primrose.co.uk/5ft-blue-...tock-bare-root
https://www.keepers-nursery.co.uk/fr...-plum/blue-tit

I can NOT recommend "Chris Bowers" they also have another outlet "CRJ Fruit Trees".

[ameno]

You probably have quite late frosts in Yorkshire, so you might want to think about getting a later flowering variety, so that the blossoms are less likely to be frosted. Also, if you only intend to buy one tree then make sure that whatever variety you get is self-pollinating, as not all plum trees are.

I can't really give any specific recommendations for variety, as I have only grown Victoria, Czar and Marjorie's Seedling (the latter of which has yet to produce more than a couple of fruit).
But if you want it to remain relatively small, I would recommend you get it on the right rootstock. Either Pixy or VVA1 (also known as Krymsk 1).

[ChingfordHarry]

I'd tend to go for something that you don't see on the fruit counter in shops, and would go for something that you remember from childhood that is commercially unavailable. I'd see what "local" varieties exist, and find out what their characteristics are - do you want them for eating fresh, or jam-making or...

I'm on the Essex/London borders (so this is probably irrelevant to you, but with global warming...) and this year I'm planning on putting in a couple of local-ish varieties that you saw occasionally when I was young but never see in the shops - Cambridge Gage and Coe's Golden Drop - from what I read neither crops well, the CGD requires considerable patience since it's slow to fruit, but I'm happy to wait for both and don't need bumper harvests. Both will be on VVA-1 to try to keep the size down.

[It never rains..it pours]

Here in the north have Opal, Herman, Jubilee and Marjories seedling. The latter is only a year old so not fruiting but others have from 2 years as were festooned to 90 degrees. Jubilee (a large victoria) are the best but worst for canker and aphids. Best for disease resistance of producing is opal. Latest plan is to have a good disease resistant base tree ie majories seedling and then graft other varieties onto it. Have a 3 variety apple and works well. Excellent pollination, longer flowering for bees, spread of fruit ripening and nice to have different varieties to eat, cook
Doing same with another young apple using disease resistant base tree grenadier and grafting others onto it. Hopefully stops canker on main truck and can cut back any on added varieties branches