Help me identify this type of plum

[Growem]

Hi everyone,

A friend has emailed me a picture of her plum tree in fruit and wants me to help her figure out what kind of plum it is and how she can use it. Meaning can it be eaten fresh or best for cooking?

I'm no fruit tree expert, so I thought I would ask the great collective intelligence of everyone here to help me. Can you please?

I've attached a picture and she says that the fruit are about the size of a 50p coin.

[gojiberry]

Definitely not a damson or greengage, could be a victoria but will I think be difficult to pin down a definitive variety. However variety is immaterial, the best way to find out if it is an eating or cooking plum is to try eating it. If you find it palatable then use as eating, if not then use it for cooking. Looking at the size of the crop you will be using a high percentage for cooking no matter what.

Ian

[Growem]

Thanks Ian, it is apparently a bumper crop!

[sewer rat]

Not Victoria. If the fruits are quite small (as in the size of a 50p piece, it could be a cherry plum - one of the gardens I look after has about twenty old trees of these that were originally planted round what used to be a tennis court and the colour is right as is the size. They are heavy croppers and are dual purpose (eating and cooking) but do make a mean jam.

[Flummery]

Not Victoria. If the fruits are quite small (as in the size of a 50p piece, it could be a cherry plum - one of the gardens I look after has about twenty old trees of these that were originally planted round what used to be a tennis court and the colour is right as is the size. They are heavy croppers and are dual purpose (eating and cooking) but do make a mean jam.

... and a grand wine!