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Pollination of Avalon plum trees

Avalon (Prunus domestica)  is in flowering group 2. Avalon is partially self-fertile and does not need a pollination partner, but fruiting is likely to be better if there is a compatible partner of a different variety nearby.Choose another variety

Varieties that will pollinate Avalon in our catalogue

  • Aprimirain stock

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    Aprimira is a sweet self-fertile apricot-mirabelle cross, also known as a miracot.
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertile
    • Picking: Early
    • Available rootstocks:
    • Wavit
    • Weiwa

  • Aylesbury Prunein stock

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    A traditional English damson, which used to be grown in the Vale of Aylesbury.
    • Flowering group: 2
    • Self-fertile
    • Picking: Late
    • Available rootstocks:
    • St. Julien

  • Belle de Louvainin stock

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    Belle de Louvain is a large purple culinary plum, useful because it can be grown on north-facing walls.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Partially self-fertile
    • Picking: Mid
    • Available rootstocks:
    • St. Julien

  • Blaisdon Redin stock

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    Blaisdon Red is one of the best plum varieties for making plum jam.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Not self-fertile
    • Picking: Mid
    • Available rootstocks:
    • St. Julien
    • Brompton

  • Blue Violet

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    A traditional Westmorland damson variety - unusually sweet and early-ripening for a damson.
    • Flowering group: 3
    • Self-fertile
    • Picking: Early

    • Cambridge Gagein stock

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      Cambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Partially self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien
      • Brompton

    • Czarin stock

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      Czar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien
      • Brompton

    • Denniston's Superbin stock

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      Denniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Good pollinator
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien
      • Brompton

    • Dittisham Ploughmanin stock

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      Dittisham Ploughman is a traditional dual-purpose plum from southern Devon.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Early Transparent Gagein stock

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      One of the easier gages to grow, Early Transparent has attractive semi-translucent fruit.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien

    • Eddain stock

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      A good quality and cold-hardy early-season purple plum from Norway.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Excaliburin stock

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      Excalibur is a red-purple plum, similar to Victoria but with a better flavour for eating fresh.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Farleighin stock

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      One of the hardiest damsons, and crops heavily. Farleigh has the distinctive damson flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien
      • Brompton

    • Guineverein stock

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      Guinevere is a modern late-season dessert plum, with a good flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Hagantain stock

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      Haganta is a new large blue plum variety from Germany, one of the latest-ripening and an excellent flavour.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Partially self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Hermanin stock

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      Herman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • VVA-1
      • St. Julien

    • Jeffersonin stock

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      Jefferson is a a large yellow gage / plum, easy to grow, crops well, very juicy and great flavour.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Good pollinator
      • Not self-fertile
      • Picking: Late
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Jubileein stock

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      Jubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid
      • Available rootstocks:
      • Weiwa
      • St. Julien

    • Katinkain stock

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      A very early-season dual-purpose dark-blue plum with an excellent flavour.
      • Flowering group: 2
      • Self-fertile
      • Picking: Very early
      • Available rootstocks:
      • St. Julien

    • Kea

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      Kea is a culinary plum from Cornwall, ideal for plum jam.
      • Flowering group: 3
      • Partially self-fertile
      • Picking: Mid

      • King of the Damsonsin stock

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        A traditional 19th century English damson from Nottinghamshire. Also widely-known as Bradley's King.
        • Flowering group: 2
        • Self-fertile
        • Picking: Late
        • Available rootstocks:
        • St. Julien

      • Kirke's Blue

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        An old-fashioned blue plum with a rich sweet flavour.
        • Flowering group: 3
        • Not self-fertile
        • Picking: Mid

        • Lindsey Gagein stock

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          Lindsey Gage is a sweet-flavoured green gage, similar to Cambridge Gage.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Partially self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • St. Julien

        • Malling Elizabethin stock

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          This new plum variety was released to celebrate Queen Elizabeth's platinum jubilee.
          • Flowering group: 2
          • Partially self-fertile
          • Picking: Early
          • Available rootstocks:
          • Weiwa
          • St. Julien

        • Marjorie's Seedlingin stock

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          Marjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • St. Julien
          • Brompton

        • Meritarein stock

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          An attractive new early-season dessert plum from Sweden, similar to Opal, with large fruits and good cold-hardiness.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Early
          • Available rootstocks:
          • St. Julien

        • Merryweatherin stock

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          Merryweather is a very popular damson, with unusually large fruit, one of the hardiest of fruit trees.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Mid
          • Available rootstocks:
          • St. Julien
          • Brompton

        • Mirabelle de Nancyin stock

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          Mirabelle de Nancy is the definitive traditional French Mirabelle, originating from north-east France.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Partially self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • VVA-1
          • St. Julien

        • Old Green Gagein stock

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          The definitive gage - Old Green Gage is arguably the best-flavoured of any plum variety.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • VVA-1
          • St. Julien
          • Brompton

        • Opalin stock

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          Opal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Early
          • Available rootstocks:
          • VVA-1
          • Weiwa
          • St. Julien
          • Brompton

        • Queen's Crownin stock

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          Queen's Crown is a dual-purpose red plum with a good sweet flavour.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Not self-fertile
          • Picking: Late
          • Available rootstocks:
          • St. Julien
          • Brompton

        • Reine Claude de Bavay

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          The most widely-grown green gage, Reine Claude de Bavay has the distinctive gage-like flavour.
          • Flowering group: 3
          • Self-fertile
          • Picking: Late

          • Reine Claude Doree

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            A high-quality yellow-green gage, and usually more productive than other green gages.
            • Flowering group: 3
            • Not self-fertile
            • Picking: Late

            • Reine Claude Violettein stock

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              A traditional French gage first recorded in the 18th century, noted for its excellent flavour. Also known as Purple Gage.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late
              • Available rootstocks:
              • VVA-1
              • St. Julien

            • Rivers' Early Prolificin stock

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              Early Prolific is a very heavy-cropping early-season plum, raised by the famous Rivers nursery.
              • Flowering group: 2
              • Self-fertile
              • Picking: Early
              • Available rootstocks:
              • St. Julien
              • Brompton

            • Sanctus Hubertusin stock

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              One of the best cropping early-season plums.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Early
              • Available rootstocks:
              • St. Julien
              • Brompton

            • Seneca

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              Seneca is a high-quality late-season large American plum with a notably sweet flavour.
              • Flowering group: 3
              • Not self-fertile
              • Picking: Late

              • Shepherds Bullacein stock

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                A large-fruited bullace, used for cooking and preserves, similar to a damson.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • VVA-1
                • St. Julien

              • Shropshire Prunein stock

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                The definitive English damson, Shropshire Prune has the rich astringent flavour typical of damsons.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Available rootstocks:
                • VVA-1
                • St. Julien

              • Stella's Starin stock

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                A modern green-gage, more productive and easier to grow in the UK than the traditional ones.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid
                • Available rootstocks:
                • VVA-1
                • St. Julien

              • Swanin stock

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                A popular traditional English dual-purpose red / purple plum.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Not self-fertile
                • Picking: Late
                • Available rootstocks:
                • St. Julien

              • Thames Cross

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                An attractive yellow mid-season plum with a good flavour.
                • Flowering group: 3
                • Partially self-fertile
                • Picking: Mid

                • Toptaste Kulinariain stock

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                  A new blue dessert plum with sweet yellow flesh, and good disease resistance.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Partially self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Weiwa
                  • St. Julien

                • Victoriain stock

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                  Victoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Good pollinator
                  • Self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • Weiwa
                  • St. Julien
                  • Brompton

                • Violettain stock

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                  A new heavy-cropping self-fertile dwarf plum from Sweden.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Self-fertile
                  • Picking: Mid
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • St. Julien

                • Warwickshire Drooperin stock

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                  Warwickshire Drooper is a good quality dual-purpose yellow plum, with heavy crops.
                  • Flowering group: 2
                  • Self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • St. Julien

                • Willinghamin stock

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                  A traditional English green gage, with a reputation for excellent flavour.
                  • Flowering group: 3
                  • Not self-fertile
                  • Picking: Late
                  • Available rootstocks:
                  • VVA-1
                  • St. Julien
                  • Brompton