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Curlew
A blue mid season cooking plum with bright orange flesh
Origin: Hertfordshire UK, 1875
Pollination: Curlew is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. 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.
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History and description of Curlew
Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, UK in 1875 and first introduced in 1886.Medium-large, blue-black, bloomy fruit. Bright orange flesh, with good flavour. Clinging stone. Suitable for cooking and eating.
Vigorous tree with long downy shoots. Blossom opens well before leaves.
Characteristics of Curlew plum and gage trees
| Use | Culinary |
| Colour | Blue |
| Flavour | |
| Fruit size | Medium |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | M Aug |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | |
| Pollination date | 20 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Olympia |
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