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Gordon Castle

Prunus domestica
Gordon Castle plums
Gordon Castle is listed in the RHS Plants for Pollinators

An excellent choice for a dessert plum for northern areas due to its hardiness.  

Gordon Castle plum trees for sale

  • 1-year bare-root tree on St. Julien rootstock£38.75
    Mature height: 3m-5m after 10 years
    Can be trained on as a large bush-trained tree or a half-standard tree, no staking required once estalished. Also suitable as a large fan-trained tree.
    Available next season

Growing and Training

Slightly later ripening than other plums.


Recommended pollinators for Gordon Castle plum trees

Gordon Castle is not self-fertile, so you will need another different but compatible variety planted nearby in order to produce fruit. The following varieties are good pollinators for Gordon Castle. If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us. More pollinators >

  • Pollinator Hauszwetsche German Prune
    Hauszwetsche German Prune
    Hauszwetsche is a damson-like Quetsche or Zwetsche plum, ideal for German-style cakes and desserts.
  • Pollinator Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
  • Pollinator Opal
    Opal
    Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
  • Pollinator Purple Pershore
    Purple Pershore
    Very similar to Yellow Pershore and with the same excellent culinary qualities.
  • Pollinator Victoria
    Victoria
    Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.

History

Raised in Scotland around 1864.


Gordon Castle characteristics

  • Gardening skillAverage
  • Fruit persistenceNormal ripening
  • Self-fertile?Not self-fertile
  • Pollinating othersAverage
  • Pick seasonLate
  • Picking monthSeptember
  • Picking periodlate August
  • Keeping1 week
  • Food usesEating fresh
  • Country of originUnited Kingdom
  • Period of origin1850 - 1899
  • Fruit colourGreen / Yellow

You might also like these varieties

  • See also Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling
    Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
  • See also Opal
    Opal
    Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
  • See also Victoria
    Victoria
    Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.

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