Blaisdon Red is an old plum variety from Gloucestershire traditionally grown for jam making
Origin: Gloucestershire UK,
1892
Pollination: Blaisdon Red is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.
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History and description of Blaisdon Red
Blaisdon Red plum is believe to have arisen from seedling rootstock. Discoverd by Mr Dowding of
Blaisdon in
Gloucestershire, UK and first recorded in 1892. It was once widely grown in Gloucestershire often
from suckers on their own roots in traditional grassed orchards for jam making. Such trees are still
widespread in parts of Gloucestershire.
Medium-large, long oval to egg-shaped fruit with a neck to the stem. Claret red to purple bloomy skin.
Golden yellow flesh with clinging stone. Hard and acid when picked early for jam making. If allowed
to fully ripen on the tree in late August until it starts to drop it becomes sweet and tasty and can
be eaten as a dessert plum.
Trees are very vigorous, upright, dense, very heavy cropping and very disease resistant. Can be
propagated from suckers and was at one time used as rootstock in its native Gloucestershire.
Characteristics of Blaisdon Red plum and gage trees