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Prince Englebert
Very large self-fertile blue culinary plum
Origin: Belgium, 1843
Pollination: Prince Englebert 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 Prince Englebert
Raised by Scheidweiler at Ghent, Belgium in 1843 from an open pollinated Prune d'Autriche.Very large, oval fruit. Blue-black, bloomy skin studded with numerous russet dots. Firm yellowish flesh. Clinging stone. Quite acid and of little value as a dessert plum but an excellent culinary variety.
Upright spreading tree of moderate vigour. Good cropper.
Characteristics of Prince Englebert plum and gage trees
| Use | Culinary |
| Colour | Blue |
| Flavour | Acid |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | L Aug |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | Good |
| Pollination date | 23 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Czar |
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