Dittisham Ploughman plum trees
Prunus domestica - Picking season: Late
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Dittisham Ploughman is a traditional plum which is found growing around the Dart estuary in southern Devon. The dull red plums are particularly good for jam-making.,
Although this variety may well have been a favourite of agricultural workers in south Devon, it is also possible it has a German origin and that "ploughman" is actually an anglicisation of the German word for plum - "pflaumen".
Dittisham Ploughman plum trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treeSt. Julien rootstock£34.95
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Growing and Training
Dittisham Ploughman seems to be quite disease resistant, and is a good choice for mild wet climates which tend to foster the fungal and bacterial infections.
Recommended pollinators for Dittisham Ploughman plum trees
Dittisham Ploughman 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 Dittisham Ploughman.
If you are not sure about pollination requirements don't hesitate to ask us.
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VictoriaVictoria is the definitive English plum, attractive fruit, good for eating, outstanding flavour for cooking.
OpalOpal is an early plum variety with a good flavour, self-fertile and very easy to grow.
Cambridge GageCambridge Gage is a reliable green gage, similar to Old Green Gage, with an excellent flavour.
JubileeJubilee is a new heavy-cropping dessert plum variety, similar to Victoria but larger and more reliable.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
CzarCzar is a traditional culinary plum, one of the easiest plums trees, will even fruit on north-facing walls.
AvalonAvalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
Dittisham Ploughman characteristics
- Gardening skillAverage
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climatesWarm climates
- Picking seasonLate
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)1 week
- Food usesCulinaryDual purpose
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Country of originUnited Kingdom
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourRed
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More about plum trees
Czar, a dark blue plum, is perhaps the best known English cooking plum, but Purple Pershore and Yellow Pershore, and Blaisdon Red are all superb for plum jam.
Adventurous cooks might want to experiment with plum cookery traditions from elsewhere. Try Hauszetsche, a kind of "zwetchen" plum popular in central Europe, and characterised by a very dry sweet flesh
