European and Asian plums are different species and will not pollinate each other.
ALL our plums are on Marianna 2624 Semidwarf rootstock unless otherwise noted.
European Plums (Prunus domestica vars.)
Green Gage: Many say a Gage plum has the best flavor of all plums. Gage plums are small, rounded, and yellow-green. They are juicy and firm with a sweet, melt-in-your-mouth flavor. Excellent fresh, or for baking, preserves and canning. Self-fertile, but may produce better with a different European plum pollinizer. Ripens in late August.
Early Italian Prune: Very similar to Italian prune plum but ripens a few weeks earlier. Citation rootstock.
Italian Prune: Perhaps the most widely planted and beloved fruit tree in history. Deep purple oblong freestone fruits with tasty yellow flesh are great fresh off the tree and are especially suited for drying, canning and cooking. Flesh turns a nice red color when cooked. Ripens in August. Self-fertile. It can take a few years to start producing. A WSU Mt Vernon recommended variety.
Seneca: Large reddish-purple fruit with very sweet, crisp, yellow freestone flesh. Resists brown rot and cracking. Used fresh and for canning and drying. Vigorous, productive, upright tree. Pollinizer required by another European plum.
Asian Plums (Prunus salicina vars.)
Beauty: This variety is well suited to the cool summers of western Washington. The fruits have red and yellow skin with amber-red flesh. Some say this is the most flavorful Japanese plum, sweet and juicy with a delicious flavor that melts in your mouth. Excellent for fresh eating. Vigorous and productive. Ripens in early August. A good pollinizer for many other Asian plum varieties, it is considered self-fertile but will produce more heavily with another Asian plum nearby. A WSU Mt. Vernon recommended variety.
Methley: Medium to large clingstone fruit with juicy red flesh and red/purple skin. Great for fresh eating and for jelly. Flowers early with white blossoms. Ripens in early summer. Produces at a young age and sets a reliably heavy crop. Self-fertile, but best with another variety of Asian plum as a pollinizer.
Shiro: Medium size greenish-yellow fruit is juicy, moderately sweet with a pleasing mild flavor. Bears reliably in many climates, including the PNW. Self-fertile.
Plum Rootstock
Marianna 2624: Shallow root system tolerant of wet soils. Resists oak-root fungus and rot knot nematodes. Mature trees on this rootstock typically attain 15-20 feet but can be maintained at a desired height by summer pruning.
