Plum Trees (prunus salicina)

Plum trees fall into two main catagories, European types such as and Japanese types (blood plums). The most popular plum trees are red plums such as Satsuma, a red plum with red flesh. However plum tree varieties such as Santa Rosa, Mariposa, and Satsuma are all well known Japanes types. Angelina, Damson and Green Gage are some of the best know European varieties. Plums are also great for the home garden, not only for fresh fruit but also for making jams and preserving.

Most plum trees need cross pollinators to fruit well (another plum tree of s different variety) although some such as Damson and Santa Rosa are self fertile to a degree. Generally speaking you will get larger crops on cross pollinated trees than self pollinators.