Edda plum trees
Prunus domestica - Picking season: Early
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Flowering group: 2
Edda is a modern early season purple plum, developed in Norway specifically for northern climates. It is juicy and has a good flavour for eating fresh and for cooking.
Edda can be considered an improved form of the popular and reliable 19th century Czar variety, which is one of its parents, and is in turn descended from Rivers' Early Prolific.
It therefore makes a good choice if you are looking for a reliable plum to plant in less than perfect conditions.
Edda plum trees for sale
Bare-root
BR11-year bare-root treeSt. Julien rootstock£38.75
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Growing and Training
Edda is a reliable cropping variety. Picking time is late July in southern England.
Edda is grown commercially in Norway, along with Opal and Victoria - both of which are good pollinators for it.
It is not as high-yielding as its ancestors, Czar and Rivers Early Prolific, which is one of the reasons for its improved flavour.
Recommended pollinators for Edda plum trees
Edda 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 Edda.
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.
Marjorie's SeedlingMarjorie's Seedling is an easy to grow, late-season, heavy cropping purple/black plum.
HermanHerman is one of the best quality early-season plum varieties, blue/purple with yellow flesh.
Denniston's SuperbDenniston's Superb is a gage-like green plum, raised in New York in the 19th century.
AvalonAvalon is a large mid-season red/purple plum, similar to Victoria, with a very good flavour.
History
Developed at the State Experimental Station, Njos, near Oslo in southern Norway. Introduced in the 1970s. It is a cross between Czar and Prune Peche.
Edda characteristics
- Gardening skillBeginner
- Self-fertilityNot self-fertile
- Flowering group2
- Pollinating othersAverage
- Climate suitabilityTemperate climatesMild damp climates
- Picking seasonEarly
- CroppingGood
- Keeping (of fruit)1-3 days
- Food usesEating freshCulinary
- Disease resistanceGood
- CankerSome resistance
- Country of originNorway
- Period of origin1950 - 1999
- Blossom colourWhite
- Fruit colourPurple
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