Bradley's King

A large late season damson

Origin: Nottinghamshire UK, 1880

Pollination: Bradley's King 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 ...

Bradley's King damson, cherry plum and bullace 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
Maiden	AdaptabilSemi-vigorous	£39.00

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

History and description of Bradley's King

Said to have been raised by Mr Hallam, Nottinghamshire, UK. First recorded in 1880.

Fruit is large for a damson. Purple skin with a blue bloom. Greenish yellow, dry flesh. Quite sweet with little of the bitter flavour characterising damsons.

Vigorous upright tree.

Characteristics of Bradley's King damson, cherry plum and bullace trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Purple
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time
Season of use	M Sep
Tree vigour
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Suitable for	Northern Britain Wet Regions
Pollination date	22
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners