Cherry Plum

A small red plum with very early attractive blossom

Origin: Kent UK,

Pollination: Cherry Plum is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find pollination partners >

British-grown All our bare-root trees are personally hand-grafted by our Nursery Manager and grown on at our nursery in Kent. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Cherry Plum fruit trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2025

We do not stock this variety, but we can produce custom-graft trees for you. Trees can be grafted on any of the following rootstocks:

Form	Rootstock	Price	Quantity
Maiden	VVA-1Dwarfing	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2026. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Cherry Plum

The Cherry Plums or Myrobalans are an ancient group of fruit closely related to the wild ancestors of the modern domesticated plum. They are believed to have originated from the Near East but have been grown in Europe at least since the 16th Century.

Small, oval, scarlet red fruit. Sweet, juicy yellow flesh. Pleasant to eat fresh although quite small. Can be used for jams.

Vigorous, spreading tree with thin twiggy branches. Leaves are much smaller and lighter in colour than plum leaves. Very attractive white blossom produced very early before most other fruit trees. Light cropping in the UK because of the very early blossom.

Characteristics of Cherry Plum fruit trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Small
Picking time
Season of use	L July
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Special features	Attractive Blossom
Pollination date	2
Pollination group	A
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners