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. We have Defra and Plant Healthy certification. More ...

Countess damson, cherry plum and bullace trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. 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