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Edwards
Very large attractive looking dual purpose plum
Origin: USA, 1930
Pollination: Edwards is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. 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 Edwards
Found in Oakland, California by L C Edwards c 1930 and ifirst received in the UK in 1960.Very large, oval, slightly necked fruit. Blue-black bloomy skin. Firm, yellow, juicy flesh. Clinging stone. Considered primarily as a culinary variety but quite sweet and pleasant as a dessert variety when fully ripe. As a culinary plum its large size makes it very convenient for making jams and chutneys.
Produces a vigorous spreading tree. Good reliable and often heavy cropper. Branches susceptible to breaking under the heavy weight of a crop.
Characteristics of Edwards plum and gage trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Blue |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | M Sep |
| Tree vigour | Vigorous |
| Tree habit | Spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | Good |
| Pollination date | 22 |
| Pollination group | D |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
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