Fruit We Grow: Plums

A very sweet Asian type with a purple flesh; a real crowd-pleaser. Probably originated in New Hampshire. Ripens in mid-July.

Red-fleshed and bursting with juice. An Asian-type plum developed by Dr. Dick Okie, USDA, Byron, Georgia. Ripens in mid-July.

Ripens in mid-September.

AKA Pozeqaca. Small blue plums with rich flavor. A landrace variety from the former Yugoslavia. Our strain was selected from the Cornell Geneva Station. Circa unknown, but very old. Ripens in mid-September.

Delightful and sweet flavor. A European plum good for both cooking and fresh eating, as well as drying to make prunes. Originated as a chance seedling found near Montreal. Ripens in mid-August.

Very sweet, this variety is so small you can pop them in your mouth and eat them like cherries (the tiny pits come out very easily). A traditional European variety used in plum tarts and other confections, and used in France to make brandy. Circa 1790. Ripens in late August.

Very large blue plum. Ripens in late August.