Countess

A dark red sweet cherry plum with yellow and red flesh good for eating fresh and cooking.

Origin: Ukraine,

Pollination: Countess is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.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, and have Defra plant-passport labels. More ...

Countess damson, cherry plum and bullace trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2027

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
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£39.00

Custom graft trees would be supplied in December 2028. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of Countess

A very attractive plum, needs to ripen to a dark purple colour before becoming sweet

Characteristics of Countess damson, cherry plum and bullace trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Red
Flavour	sweet
Fruit size
Picking time	July
Season of use	Early
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners