Plums

European greengages are at the opposite end of the sweetness scale to damsons, with toffeeflavoured flesh. Late to ripen (March) with a short season, choose from self-fertile ‘Reine Claude de Bavay’ or ‘English Greengage’ and pair with pollinator ‘Coe’s Golden Drop’. Our ‘Duff ’s Early Jewel’ plum is delicious! It has dark red skin and yellow flesh. It ripens for Christmas and continues on the tree through January. I pick my last fruit around the first week of February. Amanda Addison, Waikato