Jubilee plum trees
Prunus domestica
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- Picking season: Mid Slightly earlier than Victoria
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Flowering group: 3
Jubilee (also known as Jubileum) is best thought of as an improved large-fruited Victoria plum, although it is not closely related. Like Victoria, it excels as a culinary plum, but it is arguably superior for eating fresh.
The fruit is larger and a slightly darker red than Victoria. The flavour is a good balance of sweetness and sharpness, and the stone separates easily from the flesh.
Jubilee plum trees for sale
Pot-grown
All pot-grown trees are suitable for planting out in the garden, some are suitable for growing in containers.
PG12-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree VVA-1 rootstock £62.00
Medium tree
(2m-3m after 10 years)
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PG22-year bush-trained 12L pot-grown tree St. Julien rootstock £60.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
PG3Premium half-standard 12L pot-grown tree St. Julien rootstock £63.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root tree Weiwa rootstock £43.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR21-year bare-root tree St. Julien rootstock £38.75
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR32-year bush-trained bare-root tree St. Julien rootstock £47.50
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
BR42-year half-standard bare-root tree St. Julien rootstock £51.00
Large tree
(3m-5m after 10 years)
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Next deliveries
Order now for delivery from week commencing 25th November for pot grown trees or December for bare-root or mixed tree orders.
Delivery charges
Delivery for a single tree starts at £9.95, it is calculated based on your postcode.
Growing and Training
Jubilee is similar to Victoria in that it crops very heavily, and is self-fertile, but it is more disease-resistant. It ripens just ahead of Victoria, usually around late August in southern England.
The trees are notably cold-hardy (having been developed for Swedish conditions) and start to produce plums from a young age - typically in the 3rd year.
The main problem when growing Jubilee is its tendency to set a very heavy crop. This causes fruit size to be reduced, along with flavour. It can also put too much weight on the tree, causing branches to snap. The simple (but tedious) solution is to thin the fruitlets in mid-spring - you should still get plenty of plums, but fruit size and flavour will be greatly improved.
History
Jubilee was developed at the SLU Balsgard research station in southern Sweden, and is more correctly known as Jubileum. It is a cross between Giant and Yakima. Despite the Japanese-sounding name, Yakima is a true European plum, with a sweet flavour. Both Giant and Yakima have very large fruits, and this explains the relatively large size of Jubilee plums.
The name Jubilee was also used for another plum variety raised by Laxton Brothers nursery in 1905.
Jubilee characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilitySelf-fertile
- Flowering group3
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climates
- Picking seasonMid
- CroppingHeavy
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- Disease resistanceAverage
- Country of originSweden
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourRedRed - dark
- Flesh colourGolden / Yellow
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Guaranteed fruit trees
When you buy your fruit tree from Orange Pippin Fruit Trees we guarantee it for the first season in your garden whilst it gets established. If it doesn't grow successfully, we'll either replace it the following season or offer a refund - subject to some conditions.
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