Good variety of plum

When creating your summer cottage garden, you always want the work done to be in vain and eventually bear fruit. There are many fruit trees that are perfect for home growing, but it is worth remembering that each plant variety needs its own conditions, climate, soil, moisture, and more.

What varieties of plums are most suitable for giving

Plum is one of the most common garden trees, but it is worth remembering that this plant is extremely whimsical and requires constant care. Correctly selected seedlings will delight the gardener with their berries throughout the summer. Also, plums make excellent preparations for the winter in the form of compotes, preserves and marmalades. It is better to give preference to varieties of plums that are suitable for the terrain in terms of climatic indicators and soil characteristics on the site.

There are three main groups of plum trees, most of them take root well throughout Russia, but for some reason there is a very small variety of primitive varieties:

1. Early ripening and early varieties - begin to bear fruit from the end of July to the first decade of August and are considered the most productive varieties of plums.
2. Mid-season varieties - they begin to harvest from the second decade to the end of August and are considered the most delicious and fragrant varieties of plums, gardeners love to store jam and make tinctures from them.
3. Late or very late varieties - begin to bear fruit from late August to mid-September, most varieties are frost-resistant, the fruits are used to harvest preservation for the winter.

The best varieties of plums for giving

Early varieties of plums

The most optimal option for amateur gardeners, as a rule, trees give a harvest 2-3 years after planting a seedling in the ground, the volume of the harvest increases every year.

• Cooperative - this variety has practically no drawbacks. Typically, the tree is of medium height and has a dense, deciduous crown. The tree blooms in white. The fruits have a rich, reddish-purple hue. The berries are juicy, weighing up to 40 g, very large, regular, oval. The pulp is greenish, dense, has a sweet taste with a slight sourness. The bone is easily separated from the pulp. The first harvest will please in three years at best.
• July plum - a very whimsical tree loves sunlight and does not tolerate high humidity. The crown is not too dense, average yield, up to 10 kg per tree. These are red plums with a pointed oval shape, medium or large in size 30–40 g. The sweet variety of plums has a juicy, yellow center.The seedling will delight with the first harvest already three years after planting.

The best varieties of plums for giving

• Plum golden ball Is a variety of yellow plums that has an incredibly pleasant aroma and a peachy finish. The peculiarity of the variety is the high yield of grouped fruits, like sea buckthorn, but at the same time they reach very impressive sizes up to 55g. The seedling will delight with the first harvest already three years after planting in the ground.
• Plum Zarechnaya early - the tree reaches a medium height and has predominantly straight branches. The berries are blue-violet with a white silty bloom, rather large, the inner part is yellow in color with a sour taste. This is one of the most frost-resistant varieties of plums. Gardeners report high yields and disease resistance. Harvesting begins three, maybe four years after the seedling is planted in the ground.
• Plum Early - one of the most frost-resistant varieties of plums. Medium-sized tree with a fan-shaped crown. Red plums have a pleasant, sweet taste, juicy and aromatic. The tree can please with the first harvest already in the second year after planting.
• Red ball - a low-growing garden tree, 2 to 3 meters high. The berries have a rich reddish-amber hue, regular, round shape, large enough up to 45 g. This is a sweet variety of plum, yellowish-white pulp with a rich, pronounced aroma, with a memorable aftertaste. The tree is very fruitful, the first harvest should ripen in 3-4 years, after planting the seedling.
• Plum varieties Record - the tree is very fruitful and frost-resistant. It is rightfully called one of the best varieties of plums for a summer residence, in all respects. The berries are very large, dark blue or purple in color, have a significant waxy film. The pulp can be easily separated from the stone, is quite dense with a yellow tinge, has a very pronounced taste and a pleasant almond aroma.

The best varieties of plums for summer cottages. Photo

Mid-season plum varieties

These plums have a very rich taste and are most suitable for the preparation of fragrant jam or alcoholic tinctures, such trees are often found in home gardens and summer cottages.

• Mashenka - one of the best varieties of plums for summer cottages, has excellent taste. The tree grows medium-sized and cold-resistant, rarely sick and unpretentious to climatic conditions. The berries are dark purple in color, very large. The pulp is dense with a yellowish-greenish color, quite juicy and has a sweet, rich taste, the bone can be easily separated if desired.
• Memory of Babylon - the tree grows to medium size, unpretentious to the climate and grows in cold areas. Berries are bright red, amber, very large up to 90 g. The pulp has a pleasant aroma and pronounced taste with an almond aftertaste, quite juicy.
• Romain - a very productive tree, bears fruit almost every season, the leaves have a characteristic reddish tint. The berries are medium-sized, up to 20 g, red in color, have a rich taste, an amazing almond flavor. The pulp is juicy, deep red.
• Souvenir of the East - low-growing trees with a high yield up to 40 kg per tree. One of the main disadvantages of wood is the instability to cold. The berries are large, maroon or purple in color, have a characteristic sweetish-spicy taste. The flesh is firm and crispy.

Late varieties of plums

Such plums are the most frost-resistant, but they are inferior in taste to mid-season varieties, while they have a high yield.

• Bogatyrskaya - the tree is unpretentious to climatic conditions, tolerates severe frosts and impresses with its fertility. An adult tree can produce up to 70 kg of berries from one tree. The berries are of a deep dark purple or blue hue, have an elongated oval shape, with a significant layer of waxy bloom.The pulp has a sweetish taste with a slight sourness near the stone itself, yellow in color. The tree is resistant to diseases and parasites.
• Zhiguli - the tree is not very whimsical, it grows in cold conditions and pleases with high fertility. The berries are deep blue or purple in color, reaching an average of 40-50 g. The flesh is greenish, dense and can be easily separated from the stone.
• Svetlana - the tree is not whimsical, resistant to cold weather, reaches an average height, very fruitful. A variety of yellow plum, has a pleasant sweet taste, rich aroma, juicy, firm pulp.
• Empress - a fairly tall tree, reaching an average of 4 m. Harvesting from one tree is 20-25 kg. The berries are dark blue or purple, not too large up to 45g. The pulp is yellow, juicy, aromatic, it is a sweet variety of plum. The first harvest occurs 4-5 years after planting.
• The president - one of the most versatile varieties of plums. The tree is fairly resistant to frost, the fruits of this plum variety are often used to make prunes. The berries have a rich, dark purple hue. The pulp is yellow light, has a pleasant aroma and rich taste, with a characteristic aftertaste of peaches.

The best varieties of plums

The best varieties of plums are determined by the main indicators:

• Frost resistance.
• Productivity.
• Disease resistance.
• Ripening time.
• The size of the fruit.
• Taste qualities.
• How easily the pulp separates from the bone.
• The whimsicality of the plant.
• Convenience of transportation.

From the examples of plum varieties given above, the most widely used ones can be distinguished.

• Early - Cooperative.
• Average - Mashenka.
• Later - Bogatyrskaya.

Often, amateur gardeners prefer high-yielding varieties of plums, but, as a rule, for home planting, it is better to give preference to less-yielding trees, since branches often break from the abundance of fruits, fruits and taste are unnecessarily crumbled, much worse. The average harvest is 40 kg per tree, which is quite a lot for winter harvesting.

1. Plum varieties for the Moscow region and the middle zone
2. Early varieties of plums
3. Self-fertile plum varieties
4. Yellow plum varieties
5. The largest varieties of plums

Plum varieties for the Moscow region and the middle zone

When choosing a variety of plums for planting in areas of the Moscow region and the middle lane, preference should be given to varieties with high frost resistance and resistance to diseases and pests. It is also advisable to choose varieties of plums with an early ripening period, so that the harvest has time to ripen before the autumn frosts.

"Rapid"

"Fast-growing" is one of the most popular varieties of plum for the Moscow region and central Russia, early ripening and fruitful. Self-infertile species. For cross-pollination, a hybrid cherry plum, "Red Ball", is suitable.

• Productivity 30 kg per tree.
• Reddish cream with yellow sweet flesh weighing 30 g.
• The tree is undersized about 2.5 m with a fan-shaped thin crown.
• The time for fruit ripening is the first half of August.
• The first harvest can be obtained already in the third year after planting the seedling.
• It tolerates severe frosts down to -40, suitable for growing in the Moscow region and the middle lane.
• It is slightly damaged by diseases and pests.

Advantages of the view: tasty fruits, drought-resistant, excellent frost resistance, early maturity

Minuses: self-infertility, poor separation of the bone from the pulp.

"Yakhontovaya"

"Yakhontovaya" is an early ripe fruitful type of plum, partially self-fertile. To obtain bountiful harvests in the neighborhood, we need varieties for cross-pollination: "Skorospelka krasnaya", "Hungarian Moscow" or "Memory of Timiryazev".

• The harvest is 30 kg per tree.
• Yellow cream with a wax coating of 30-35 g with sweet and sour juicy pulp.
• The tree is of strong growth up to 5 m, the crown is neat spherical.
• Ripening of the crop by mid-August.
• Harvesting begins in the third or fourth year after planting.
• It tolerates frost perfectly, flower buds are resistant to spring frosts. The variety is zoned for the Moscow region and the middle zone.
• Satisfactory disease resistance.

Advantages of the view: early maturity, early ripening, frost resistance, easy separation of the bone from the pulp, fruits of excellent dessert taste.

Minuses: high tree height, partial self-fertility.

"Smolinka"

"Smolinka" is a precocious fruitful type of plum. Fruits of excellent taste are used fresh and for freezing, drying and preparation of prunes.

• Productivity 15-20 kg per tree.
• Dark purple cream weighing 35-40 g with sweet and sour tender pulp.
• Tall trees (5-5.5 m) with a thin crown.
• The harvest ripens in the second half of August.
• Plum begins to bear fruit in the fourth or fifth year of growth.
• Average winter hardiness, but sufficient for the conditions of the Moscow region and the middle zone. The branches quickly recover after freezing.
• With good care, resistance to major diseases is decent.

Advantages of the view: large fruits of high quality, good transportability.

Minuses: high growth of trees, self-fertile, branches without support can break under the weight of the fruit.

"Red ball"

"Red ball" with an early ripening period and excellent frost resistance. This variety is partially self-fertile; to obtain decent yields, pollinators are needed in the neighborhood, for example, "Skoroplodnaya" or hybrid cherry plum.

• Productivity 18 kg per tree. Red cream with a wax coating weighing up to 40 g. The pulp is yellow, juicy, sweet and sour in taste.
• The tree is not tall (about 2.5 m) with a rounded drooping crown.
• The fruits ripen by mid-August.
• Fruiting begins in the third year after planting.
• It perfectly tolerates severe frosts, but does not like thaws, after which it can freeze slightly. Recommended for planting in the Moscow region and the middle lane.
• It is practically not damaged by clasterosporium, but protection is needed from other diseases.

Advantages of the view: large tasty fruits, undersized trees, early maturity, high frost resistance, good transportability.

Minuses: during early flowering, damage by spring frosts is possible, partial self-fertility.

Early varieties of plums

The ripening time for early-ripening plum varieties is from late July to mid-August.

"Zarechnaya early"

"Zarechnaya early" - early ripening, fruitful. The variety needs cross-pollination. The best neighbors for this purpose are Volzhskaya krasavitsa and Etude.

• The annual harvest is 15 kg per tree.
• Dark purple cream weighing 40-50 g with yellow juicy pulp of sweet taste.
• The tree is medium-sized with a compact crown.
• The fruits are ready to be harvested at the end of July.
• Plum begins to bear fruit in the fourth year after planting.
• Winter hardiness is high. The variety is zoned for the Central Black Earth region.
• Disease resistance is good.

Advantages: early ripe, large sweet plums, the stone is easily separated from the pulp, excellent frost resistance, good transportability

Minuses: self-infertility

"Oryol Dream"

"Orlovskaya Dream" is an early ripe, frost-resistant plum variety with partial self-fertility. The best neighbors for cross-pollination "Skoroplodnaya" or cherry plum.

• Average yields are 10-12 kg per tree.
• Red cream with subcutaneous specks, weight up to 40 g. The pulp is yellow, juicy, sweet and sour.
• The tree is not tall, 2.5-3 m with a pyramidal crown.
• Ripening time is the first half of August.
• Begins to bear fruit in the third year after planting the seedling.
• Frost resistance is excellent. Recommended for growing in the Central Black Earth Region.
• High resistance to clasterosporium disease.

Advantages: early ripening, frost-resistant, early-growing, the cream does not crack.

Minuses: self-fertility is partial, the stone is poorly separated, the fruits become smaller with an abundance of harvest.

"Indira"

"Indira" is a variety of domestic plum of the last generation, early maturing, fruitful, winter-hardy.

• Productivity 20-25 kg per tree.
• Blue cream weighing 35-45 g with yellow sweet pulp.
• A tree of strong growth with a dense pyramidal crown.
• Ripening period is early.
• Bears fruit in the fourth or fifth year of growth.
• Average winter hardiness (up to -35). The variety is zoned for the Middle Volga region.

Advantages of the view: early ripe, large tasty fruits, good yield.

Minuses: average winter hardiness.

"Sissy"

"Nezhenka" is an early maturing variety, partially self-fertile. Plum "Skoroplodnaya", "Red ball" and cherry plum varieties are suitable as pollinating neighbors.

• Average yield up to 15 kg.
• Red cream weighing 25-30 g. The pulp is yellowish, juicy, sweet and sour.
• Temperate tree (2.5-3 m) with a sparse crown.
• The ripening time of the crop is mid-August.
• Bears fruit in the fourth or fifth year of growth.
• Has a high winter hardiness, zoned in the Central Black Earth region.
• Disease resistance is relative.

Advantages: early maturing, the fruits do not crack, the stone separates well from the pulp, excellent winter hardiness.

Minuses: fruits when ripe quickly crumble, partial self-fertility.

"Candy"

"Candy" is remarkable for its very early ripening period. This type of domestic plum is self-fertile and needs pollinating neighbors. The best were "Early Zarechnaya" and "Collective Farm Renklod".

• Productivity 25 kg per tree.
• Cream red-claret with a bluish bloom weighing 30-35 g. The pulp is yellow, jelly, very sweet taste.
• A tree of short stature (2.5-3 m) with a compact crown.
• The fruits are ready to be harvested at the end of July.
• Begins to bear fruit in the fourth year of growth.
• Average frost resistance (up to -20). When grown in the Central regions, it is better to cover the trunk for the winter.
• Resistance to major diseases is good.

Advantages: large sweet plums, short trees, fast-growing, fruitful, the stone separates well from the pulp.

Minuses: self-infertile species needs pollinating neighbors, low keeping quality and transportability.

Self-fertile varieties of plums

Self-fertile varieties of plums are able to pollinate with their own pollen and bring good yields. They do not need pollinating neighbors, but if they are present, the yield increases significantly.

"Memory of Timiryazev"

"Pamyat Timiryazev" is distinguished by high self-fertility, but with prolonged severe frosts (below -30), the fruit buds freeze and the yield may noticeably decrease.

• Productivity 10-15 kg, in favorable conditions up to 35 kg.
• Yellow cream with a reddish blush weighing 20-25 g with sweet and sour dense pulp, the stone is easily separated.
• Ripening of the crop in late August - early September.
• The tree is undersized (up to 3 m) with a drooping, rounded crown.
• The first harvest begins to bring in the 4th year after the planting of the soot.
• Average winter hardiness, but when freezing, the branches quickly recover. It is safely grown in areas of the middle lane.
• Resistance to major diseases is satisfactory.

Advantages of the view: fast-growing, self-fertile, disease-resistant, productive, good transportability.

Minuses: average winter hardiness, severely damaged by plum mites.

"Viola"

Viola is characterized by high self-fertility, excellent and stable yield.

• The yield is 25-30 kg per tree.
• Blue cream weighing 20 g with sweet and sour juicy pulp.
• Harvest is ready for harvest in early September.
• The tree is spreading, medium-sized.
• The first fruits bears in the third or fourth year after disembarkation.
• Frost resistance at an average level. Recommended for growing in the Middle Volga region.
• It is slightly damaged by diseases and pests.

Advantages of the view: high self-fertility, abundant yields, fast-growing, good transportability of fruits.

Minuses: small size of fruits, in dry summers plums can crumble, poor separation of the stone from the pulp.

"Morning"

"Morning" - has a high self-fertility, regularly brings good harvests. This variety is a good pollinator for many self-fertile forms of domestic plum.

• The harvest is 15 kg per tree.
• Yellowish-green cream with a pink barrel weighing 25 g with aromatic, tasty pulp. The bone is easily detached.
• Harvest is ready for harvest in early August.
• The tree is short with a crown of moderate density.
• The first fruits bears in the fourth or fifth year after planting the seedling.
• The frost resistance of the tree is average, and of the flower buds it is low. The variety is zoned for the Central region.
• Resistance to diseases and pests is satisfactory.

Advantages of the view: high self-fertility, early maturing, quickly recovering when freezing, good transportability.

Minuses: low frost resistance of flower buds.

"Peaceful"

"Mirnaya" is one of the self-fertile varieties of home plum.

• Productivity 25-40 kg per tree, annual yields, stable
• Burgundy-purple cream weighing 25-30 g with sweet and sour juicy pulp. The bone is separated well.
• The fruits reach ripeness in the first half of August.
• A tree of strong growth with an oval crown of moderate density.
• Begins fruiting in the fifth year after planting.
• Frost resistance is good enough. The variety is zoned for the Middle Volga and Lower Volga regions.
• Disease resistance is satisfactory.

Advantages: self-fertile, high-yielding, large tasty plums of universal use, good winter hardiness.

Minuses: ripening of fruits is non-simultaneous.

"Bogatyrskaya"

"Bogatyrskaya" is a self-fertile type of domestic plum, which gives very high yields from an early age.

• Yields are 50-60 kg, later up to 80 kg per tree
• Elongated, dark purple cream weighing 30-40 g with a delicate sweet-sour pulp.
• The crop can be harvested in the second half of August.
• Begins fruiting in the fifth year after planting.
• Frost-resistant, zoned for the Lower Volga region.
• Disease and pest resistance is good enough.

Advantages of the view: self-fertile, high-yielding, large fruits with good transportability, high frost resistance.

Minuses: with abundant harvests, the branches may break and the fruits become smaller.

Yellow plum varieties

"Golden ball"

The "Golden Ball" is an early ripening type of yellow plum. The variety is self-fertile. The best pollinating neighbors "Skoroplodnaya" or hybrid cherry plum.

• The yield is 15 kg with a subsequent increase in the yield.
• Round cream, yellow with a pinkish blush, weighing 40-50 g. The pulp is fragrant, juicy, sweet with sourness near the stone.
• Ripening time is mid-August.
• Spreading tree with a height of 3-4 m.
• The first crop gives already in the third year after planting.
• Excellent winter hardiness. Zoned for the Central and Central Black Earth region.
• Satisfactory resistance to major plum diseases.

Advantages of the view: large sweet fruits, early maturing, early-ripening, good transportability.

Minuses: self-infertility, with abundant yields, plums become smaller, low drought resistance.

"Golden large"

"Golden large" - a type of yellow domestic plum with a high yield, late ripening. Partially self-fertile. The best pollinating neighbors are Volzhskaya krasavitsa and Mirnaya.

• Yield 27 kg per tree
• Yellow cream with a ruddy barrel weighing 40 g with sweet and sour tender pulp. The bone is easily separated.
• Fruits ripen in the first half of September.
• Medium-sized tree with a sparse pyramidal crown.
• In the fourth year after planting, the seedling gives the first harvest.
• Frost resistance is satisfactory. The variety is zoned for planting in the Lower Volga region.
• Practically immune to disease.

Advantages: fruitful, tasty large plums, good transportability, high disease resistance, drought tolerant.

Minuses: late ripening of fruits, partial self-fertility.

"Covenant"

"Covenant" is a kind of yellow Chinese plum. Self-infertile variety. For pollination, pollinating neighbors are needed: hybrid cherry plum or other types of Chinese plum.

• Productivity is stable about 30 kg per tree
• Round yellow cream with a pinkish barrel weighing 25-30 g. The pulp is juicy, dense, sweet-sour in taste.
• The plum ripens in early September.
• Sprawling tree up to 3 m tall.
• Fruiting begins in the fourth year of growth.
• Frost resistance is high. Zoned in the Volga-Vyatka region.
• Disease resistance is excellent. Can be damaged by plum aphid and sawfly.

Advantages of the view: abundant productivity, good quality fruits, high winter hardiness.

Minuses: self-infertility, can be damaged by pests.

"Honey white"

"Honey White" is an early ripening variety of plum. Needs cross-pollination. The best pollinating neighbors are "Vengerka Donetskaya", "Renklod Karbysheva".

• The yield is 35-40 kg per tree.
• Oval cream, yellow with an orange barrel weighing 35-50 g with aromatic sweet pulp. The bone is not separated well.
• The harvest ripens at the end of July.
• The tree is vigorous up to 5 m high with a thin crown.
• Begins fruiting in the fourth year of growth. Has a high frost resistance. Safely grown in the Central Black Earth Region and the Moscow Region
• Practically unaffected by moniliosis. Medium resistance to other diseases

Advantages: sweet large fruits, early ripening, high frost resistance and drought resistance.

Minuses: strong tree growth, self-fertility.

Large-fruited varieties of plums

"Giant"

"Giant" is a large-fruited variety of plum with a high yield, self-fertile.

• Productivity 40 kg.
• Cream red-pink weighing 60-80 g with sweet and sour juicy pulp. The bone is not separated well.
• The harvest ripens at the end of August.
• A tree of medium height up to 4 m with a dense crown.
• The first harvest gives in the third or fourth year.
• Average winter hardiness (up to -34). Suitable for planting in the Lower Volga region.
• It is affected by moniliosis. Preventive measures are needed for protection.

Advantages: very large fruits, good yield, early maturity.

Minuses: average winter hardiness, low drought resistance

"Angelina"

"Angelina" - a variety of plums with very large fruits, self-fertile. Suitable for pollination "Traveler", "Black Amber", "Friar".

• Yields are plentiful and amount to 50-70 kg per tree.
• Deep purple cream weighing 90 g with sweet and sour juicy pulp.
• Fruits ripen in the second half of September.
• Spreading tree with a height of 3 m.
• The first fruits appear in the third year after planting.
• Average winter hardiness. Suitable for cultivation in the southern regions.
• Disease resistance is average.

Advantages: fruits can be stored in a refrigerator without freezing for 2-3 months, plums are large for universal use, early maturity, high yield.

Minuses: average winter hardiness and disease resistance

"The president"

“President” is a large-fruited type of plum, self-fertile and fruitful.

• Productivity 20-40 kg with subsequent building up to 70 kg from a tree
• Oval cream, burgundy-purple, weighing 60-70 g, sweet taste.
• Plums ripen in the second half of September.
• The tree is spreading, thickened with a height of 3-3.5 m.
• Begins fruiting in the fifth year.
• Average winter hardiness (up to -30). The variety is adapted for the forest-steppe and steppe zones
• Average resistance to major diseases

Advantages of the view: large sweet fruits, high yield, self-fertility, drought resistance

Minuses: dense and spreading crown requires formation and thinning, is damaged by plum aphid and moth, prone to gum flow

"Start"

"Starter" is a large-fruited variety, very early ripening, self-fertile. The pollinator can be a variety of home plum, which coincides in terms of flowering.

• Low yield 60 kg / ha.
• The cream is rounded, burgundy-purple weighing 50-70 g. The pulp is juicy, sweet with sourness. The bone is easily separated from the pulp.
• The fruits ripen at the end of July.
• A medium-sized tree with a dense crown.
• Fruiting begins in the third or fourth year after planting the seedling.
• Good winter hardiness. Zoned for the Central Black Earth Region.
• High resistance to diseases and pests.

Advantages: large tasty fruits, good transportability, early ripening.

Minuses: self-fertile, low yield.

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Plum is one of the most useful and delicious fruits, which contains a large amount of vitamins B, C, E, P, as well as trace elements - magnesium, potassium, calcium, iodine, zinc, manganese. And they are also very beautiful trees, the care of which is not very demanding.

And the taste of plums can be very different - sour, sweet and sour, sweet, tart and soft. If you plan to grow such a tree in your garden, first of all you need to figure out what varieties of plums are, which are suitable for central Russia or for growing in Ukraine, or in another country with a southern or temperate climate.

In this article, you will find a detailed description of the best varieties of plums from which you can choose the right ones.

A little about classification

The principles for classifying these fruit trees are very extensive and include the following characteristics:

1. Suitability for food. There are varieties that are considered edible, conditionally edible, and there are also exclusively decorative ones. This point must be clarified by the photo with the name and description before choosing a variety of plums for growing on your site.
2. Taste qualities. Here you need to understand that there are varieties, the fruits of which are eaten fresh, but there are - exclusively culinary, that is, for the preparation of preservation (jam, jam, compote, wine, dessert). But among all the selection, you can pick up a universal option, which will be more acceptable when it comes to growing in your own garden.
3. Ripening terms... Depending on the characteristics of the climatic zone, as well as personal household habits and the availability of free time in a particular season, you can choose early, mid-season and late varieties of plums. There are even frost-resistant species.
4. Color, size, fertility. Here it is already a matter of personal taste for everyone, since you can choose red, blue, yellow varieties of plums, with large and small fruits, with an abundant or not very large harvest - who likes which more.

Only after having dealt with all these criteria and having determined for yourself the priority characteristics of the tree, you can begin to familiarize yourself with the names, photos and descriptions of plum varieties.

Early

All early varieties bear fruit in July and early August. The best according to breeders and gardeners can be found in the description below.

July

The tree has an average height and medium foliage, grows well in areas with abundant sunlight on moderately moist soils. When planting, you can expect from 3 years of cultivation for a yield of 12 kg per tree.

Red fruits with sweet yellow flesh ripen at the end of July. The average weight of the fruit is about 30 g, the shape is ovoid. The fruit is best suited for making desserts and preserving.

Zarechnaya early

This kind of plum has fruits with yellow pulp and a pleasant sour taste. There is a slight waxy coating on the surface of the fruit.Trees bear fruit regularly, giving off an average of 15 kg of plums per year, which ripen by mid-July. Zarechnaya early is best suited for harvesting conservation.

Early

This variety of plum is distinguished by its red fruits with juicy aromatic pulp. Ripening occurs from late July to mid-August. Productivity - average, from 4 years of growth is about 10 kg per tree. This variety is a dessert one.

Etude

The trees of this early variety are distinguished by a dense crown and medium height. Fruits are purple-red, oval in shape, have a thick waxy bloom. The pulp is juicy, dense, there is a slight sour taste. This variety is favorably distinguished by such qualities as frost resistance and good immunity to various diseases, the ability to store fruits for up to 2 months in a cool room, as well as a high yield - about 20 kg from one tree.

Peach

This is a medium-sized plant with a not very dense crown and large fruits weighing about 40-50 g. But there are also fruits weighing up to 70 g. Fruits are very beautiful - yellow-green, have a purple blush, dense, juicy pulp, sweet and sour taste. An early variety of Peach plum does not withstand low temperatures too well, therefore it will be acceptable, for example, for planting in the Crimea. But it is favorably distinguished by excellent immunity to diseases.

Candy

This variety belongs to the category of ultra-early. The trees reach a height of 3 meters, but at the same time they look quite compact. The fruits are medium in size, weighing about 40 g, have a thin burgundy skin and a bluish bloom. This is the sweetest plum with a honey-yellow pulp.

An excellent variety for planting in central Russia and Ukraine, as it firmly tolerates frosts up to 20 degrees and does not succumb to diseases familiar to plums.

Kseniya

This variety is versatile in terms of the use of fruits. The trees are quite low, the fruit is oval in shape and weighs about 40 g. The color is yellow with a red blush. The taste is juicy and sweet. Fruiting irregularly, but hibernates quite well.

Mid-season

Mid-season varieties ripen from 10 to 25 August.

Souvenir of the East

This is the result of artificial breeding, due to which a very high yield was achieved - an average of 40 kg per tree. The fruits are very large, have a crunchy, sweet pulp. The trees usually grow to a height of 2.5 meters and have a compact crown. Fruit color - dark blue, pulp - yellow, average weight - 40 g. Excellent as a dessert variety and for preservation.

Romain

The ripening time of the fruits is the 2nd decade of August. This variety bears fruit regularly. It looks very beautiful on the site, due to the decorative foliage of a red hue. Fruits are small, up to 25 g in weight. A good variety for preservation and as a dessert.

Bogatyrskaya

A self-fertile variety of plum, the trees of which are rather short. Fruits are medium in size, oval, slightly elongated in shape, weighing 40 g, rich purple hue, with a waxy bloom. The taste is sweet and sour. Such plants are rarely affected by diseases, pests, do not freeze, and tolerate transportation.

Late

Late plum varieties are those whose fruits ripen from the third decade of August. In some species, this period can last up to October.

Empress

These are tall trees of 4 meters, the harvest from which is harvested from mid-September in the amount of about 20 kg. They begin to bear fruit only from 4-5 years of growth. The color of the fruit is dark purple, the fruit is large, on average 50 g. This variety is most suitable for technical processing and harvesting.

Anna Shpet

This species belongs to late maturing and very productive, with tall, durable trees. Fruits weighing 50 g, have an oval-ovoid shape with smooth sides, a dense skin of a red-violet hue.

There is a slight coating on the surface, the flesh is of good firmness and has a greenish color. Great for eating raw, for freezing, cooking dried fruits. It tolerates both low temperatures in winter and aridity in summer, but requires good care and prevention of diseases. Suitable plum variety for growing in central Russia.

Top hit

This variety stands out for large fruits up to 80-100 g, tasty juicy pulp with a slight acidity, good long-term storage. Harvested usually in the second decade of September.

The tree begins to bear fruit from 3-4 years after planting. The plant itself is very large and has a spreading crown. Fungal diseases and scabs are usually not affected. It tolerates winter staunchly, therefore it is excellent for growing in Ukraine.

The president

This variety is one of the oldest. It was known back in England in the 19th century. The fruits weigh from 40 to 70 g, uniform, round, can be stored for up to 2 weeks, if they are harvested a week before the final ripening.

But picking the fruit too early is not worth it, since in this case the pulp will be sour, tough and with a rather mediocre taste. The yield is high and increases as the tree matures:

• in a 6-8-year period, you can count on 15-20 kg;
• from 9 to 12 years of growth - by 25-40 kg;
• up to 70 kg from one older tree can be obtained if it is in good health.

The plum variety President is partially self-fertile, develops well in any climatic conditions. Suitable for raw consumption.

General's

This species is good to grow in the garden for the reason that it is not demanding on the composition of the soil. The main conditions for good growth are sufficient fertility and good loosening of the land. It is better to plant it in early spring.

The trees are compact in size, fruiting with bright orange plums with red barrels weighing 30 g from the age of 5, although some begin to bear fruit even at the age of 3.

Low temperatures tolerate well, but only adult and healthy plants. Young when planted in the fall may not survive. Productivity is high, shedding is low. The seeds are well separated from the fruit and are small in size. Great for making compotes, jams.

Yellow

Yellow plums look very beautiful in the garden. These are the varieties that most often receive positive reviews from novice and experienced gardeners.

Golden ball

A tall (up to 4 m) tree, the fruits of which have a rich yellow color of the peel and pulp, a pleasant sweet taste, about 60 g in weight and ripen in the first decade of August. The yield is at least 30 kg per tree, since the branches and the fruits themselves are closely located, and somewhat resemble the shoots of sea buckthorn. Of the minuses, the absence of self-pollination and shedding of fruits can be noted.

Egg

This is a very old variety that has many disadvantages:

1. Fruits spoil quickly - already on the 5th day after collection.
2. Mediocre sour taste.
3. Clingstone.
4. The plant is often affected by fungal diseases.
5. Begins to bear fruit only from the age of 6.

Nevertheless, it is still grown, since the fruits are excellent for technical processing into marshmallows, compotes. The fruits themselves are medium in size and have a beautiful round shape, and the yield of this variety is 40 kg per tree.

Altai Jubilee

This variety of plum is excellent for growing in central Russia, as well as in the south or in the northern regions. The fruits are yellow in color with a reddish tint, juicy loose flesh. The first appearance of the crop can be expected as early as 3 years of tree development. There are also disadvantages - susceptibility to chlorosis, pests, as well as intolerance to long-term transportation.

Honey white

These are very tall trees, up to 5 meters, which give a bountiful harvest and tolerate severe winters well.The name speaks for itself - the fruits are medium-sized and the sweetest, the pulp is juicy. Plums ripen early.

Golden Large

This variety of plums is one of the most popular for cultivation in different climatic conditions, as it perfectly tolerates winter frosts and summer droughts. The palatability of the fruit was rated at 4.8 on a 5-point scale.

Features such as tenderness, juiciness of a pleasant sweet and sour pulp, which literally melts, are noted. The average weight of oval-shaped fruits is 40 g, the color is yellow, with tints of pink, there is a waxy pubescence, which, however, can be easily removed.

Ripening occurs in early October, the yield is about 26 kg per tree. The variety is acceptable for raw consumption and storage.

Yellow afasca

Bred in Bulgaria, but suitable for cultivation in Russia and Ukraine. You can see in the photo that the fruits are quite large, about 60-70 g, the color is yellow with a little green, the taste is sweet, dessert, but they are not stored for very long.

Another important advantage is that you can expect a harvest as early as 2 years of plant life. Winter hardiness, as well as high immunity to sharka and other diseases of stone fruits are additional factors in favor of growing this variety. The tree itself does not pollinate; it is best to use the American Amers variety for this purpose.

Sweet and large

Giant

The name is fully justified by the peculiarities of the species. Fruits in weight reach 110 g, can have both purple and yellow, red tint. The taste is sweet, but not cloying, the flesh is tender. Begins to bear fruit as early as 2-3 years after planting seedlings.

The breed does not differ in winter hardiness and requires careful care, since both fungal diseases and damage to the plant by pests are possible. But all the investment of labor pays off with a bountiful harvest of excellent fruits that can be eaten raw and used for canning.

Kyrgyz excellent

The fruits of this variety are dark red or purple in color, sweetness and large size - 60-100 g. The trees are winter-hardy, give a bountiful harvest, bear fruit in July-August. The plants themselves have an average height, a medium thickened spherical crown.

Ballad

Another sweet variety of plum, however, does not differ in special size - the average mass of fruits of a round shape, red-violet hue is 30-40 g. The stone well departs from the dense, yellow-green pulp. The trees are self-fertile.

Crooman

This variety is medium-ripe. The assortment may include dark red, blue integumentary fruits with a waxy coating. At the same time, the pulp is yellow, sweet, dense, and there is a very small bone in it, which is well separated. This plum variety is resistant to the most common diseases of fruit trees.

Greengage

Very sweet, with hints of honey plum with a dense, juicy pulp. The stone is perfectly separated without any effort, the fruits can be green, blue, yellow - depending on the specific subspecies. The crop is stored for a long time, easy to transport. The average fertility of a 10-year-old tree is 25-30 kg. It goes well both as a dessert variety and for processing for conservation.

Other varieties of plums

1. Nenka. Medium-sized trees with a wide crown produce small fruits (on average 20 g), but in large quantities. The shape of the fruit is round. The variety is resistant even to severe frosts.
2. Volga beauty. Sweetish-sour fruits of a slightly oblong shape have a mass of 40 g and a moderately dense pulp. It is well preserved, the crop can be transported for a long time, it tolerates winter cold.
3. Red ball. A large-fruited dessert variety that looks very decorative on the site. Fruits are juicy, with light yellow pulp, transportable. The plant itself is compact - up to 2.5 m.
4. Oh yeah. An excellent option for any soil, including loamy. Productivity is excellent: a tree at the age of 10 years can give up to 80 kg of sweet and sour fruits.A low-growing species, for the development and intensive fruiting of which a sufficient amount of organic fertilizers and regular watering will be required.
5. Tula black. Self-fertile, high-yielding species with late maturity and average winter hardiness. Fruits are oval, medium-sized, dark blue with reddish flesh.
6. Crimean beauty. Medium-resistant plum variety, with a reddish-crimson color of small fruits - about 20 g. The stone is semi-detached. Ripens from late July to late early August. It grows slowly, but it is very resistant to any diseases of plums.

We hope that our review of the best varieties of yellow, red, sweet, large plums of different ripening periods helped you choose the optimal species for your site, and you will not be disappointed with either the fertility of the trees, or their health, or the complexity of care.

In terms of the area of ​​plantations, plums are second only to apple and cherry trees. Among the fruit breeds, it is one of the most productive. Therefore, if low-value and local varieties are replaced with high-quality and high-quality ones, then our state can become in the future a world exporter of this culture.

Plum is a fast-growing stone fruit breed. Fruits contain up to 17% sugars, 2% pectins, rich in organic acids, potassium, phosphorus, ash substances, dyes, vitamins C, B, carotene and fiber, which improve food digestion. We can say with confidence that those who consume plums every day do not know stomach diseases. This is their uniqueness. They are good for everyone, not to mention those with sluggish bowel movements, constipation, kidney, bladder, rheumatic and gouty diseases. For them, plum, which is marked by a gentle laxative and diuretic effect, is a healing product.

The benefits of eating plums

Plums can be consumed both fresh and processed. All kinds of dishes can be prepared from them. Canned and frozen fruits retain their taste and nutritional qualities well. But dried black plums (prunes) are popular, the fiber and sugary substances of which increase intestinal motility. 10-20 prunes taken before bedtime have a laxative effect on the stomach. The best variety for its production is Italian Hungarian. Useful prunes and hypertensive diseases: it helps to remove water and ordinary table salt from the body. However, in terms of calorie content, prunes are 4-6 times higher than fresh fruits, therefore, it is not recommended to use it for obesity and diabetes mellitus.

But fresh fruit is a rather short-lived product. Only well-ripe plums of certain varieties with a firm consistency can be stored for several months in special refrigerators-fruit storage with temperature control.

Therefore, every gardener who is not indifferent to the health of his and his loved ones should constantly take care of expanding the assortment of plums of different ripening periods, which allows them to consume fresh fruits for up to six or more months a year.

Valuable varieties of plums

Despite the large areas of plantations, plum orchards, as a rule, are single or low-grade. Harvested, sold or remade, and the plum went out of the diet for many months. The wood of cultivated varieties of plum and cherry plum is well compatible with thorny plum. Chips grow quickly on it, enter fruiting early and are quite durable, frost and drought resistant. Young trees of Vengerka of common and local low-value varieties can be a good stock.

Plum grows quickly, planted with a bone. From practice I know that the overwhelming majority of middle and late varieties retain the properties of the mother tree.

In my garden, I have tested up to 20 varieties of plums and cherry plums. Of these, in my opinion, the best are.

Peach... She came to us from Western Europe. Early variety. In my garden, he opens the plum season from mid-July. The value of the variety is also that the fruits are large (48 g) and quite attractive.They have a spherical shape, intense red color with a waxy purple bloom. Moreover, they are very tasty. Disadvantages - low yield and shedding of fruits. Collect them a little unripe.

The second to ripen is the large-fruited variety of Dessertnaya cherry plum, which is almost as good as a good plum. Fruits are elegant, red-blue, rounded, weighing up to 50 g. Red pulp, high taste. Ripens on the tree from early August to the end of the month.

Variety Large-fruited has fruits weighing up to 100 g, tender with a thin dark red skin. Good taste. Fruits are distinguished by a low content of tota acid, moderate sweetness and firm pulp consistency. They begin to ripen from mid-August. They are removed from the tree selectively until the end of the month. Stored in the refrigerator for up to 15 days. The yield is high and annual.

Czech variety Renklod Altaia gained fame as one of the best. The tree is vigorous, winter and drought-resistant, little affected by diseases. Dessert fruits, large (up to 70 g), rounded, pink-red with a dense waxy bloom. The pulp is yellow, dense, juicy, sweet with a winey aftertaste. Ripens at the end of August. The fruits are consumed mostly fresh. But well-ripe fruits from a dry, warm summer can be stored in the refrigerator until January.

Hungarian italian comes from Italy. The variety is resistant to fungal diseases, fruitful. Like all plum varieties, it is hygrophilous; insufficient soil moisture sharply reduces the yield. Fruits are above average in size, ripen in early September. The taste is high. The variety is considered unsurpassed for the production of dried fruits. At home, it can be dried according to this recipe: put the washed fruits in boiling water for 1-1.5 minutes, remove, cool in cold water, put in one layer on a baking sheet or sieve and put in an oven or a special dryer for 3-4 hours at temperature of about 50 ° С (regulate the temperature both by the flame of the burner and by opening the oven door), then cool and dry at a temperature of 65-70 ° С. In well-dried fruits, when squeezed, the juice is not squeezed out and the stone does not move freely. I store dried plums in sealed jars or plastic bags in a dark room.

Hungarian azhanska has a high and regular yield. The fruits are small (up to 25 g), but are in great demand due to the juicy, sweet pulp with pleasant sourness. Ripen at the end of August. Like all plum varieties, it produces a good yield when cross-pollinated.

Beauty of the South... The variety lives up to its name. The fruits are chiseled, orange-red with a persistent light aroma, reminiscent of the French perfume "Cha-nel". Arranged in a vase, they look more like Easter eggs or the creation of human hands than nature. Fruit weight 30 g, good taste, thin skin is slightly bitter. Ripens in early September. The fruits are consumed fresh, stored in the refrigerator for up to two months.

Ghana Shpet - German variety. Trees are frost-resistant, bear fruit annually. Fruits of medium size (up to 30 g), dessert taste, ripen in the second half of September. This is the cultivar that completes the plum season in my garden.