Czar

One of the most popular cooking plums. Excellent colour and flavour.

Origin: Hertfordshire UK, 1871

Pollination: Czar is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Czar

Czar plum was raised from a cross between Prince Englebert and Rivers Early Prolific by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, UK in 1871. As the Russian Emperor was on a visit to the UK at the time the variety was named Czar in his honour. It became an established commercial variety in the UK and elsewhere in Europe.

Medium sized, oval-oblong fruit. Blue-black bloomy skin. Tender yellowish green flesh. Pleasant sharp flavour. Usually considered as a cooking plum but sweet enough when ripe to make a good dessert plum. Stone is small and free. Can be tough skinned.

Compact hardy tree suitable for most parts of the UK and areas subject to spring frosts. It is also suitable for locations with heavy and acid soils.It tollerates shade and can be grown on a North facing wall. Heavy reliable cropping. Large attractive blossom. Susceptible to Silver Leaf.

Characteristics of Czar plum and gage trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Blue
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	E Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Silver Leaf - Susceptible Bacterial Canker - Slightly resistant
Suitable for	Late Frost Northern Britain Shade
Pollination date	22
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Prince Englebert Rivers Early Prolific
Progeny	Blue Tit Herman