Zimmers Fruhzwetsche

Origin: Germany, 1900

Pollination: Zimmers Fruhzwetsche is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce 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 ...

Zimmers Fruhzwetsche plum and gage 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.

Characteristics of Zimmers Fruhzwetsche plum and gage trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Purple
Flavour	Acid
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	Mid Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	14
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners