Olympia

A heavy cropping dual purpose plum

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1904

Pollination: Olympia 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 ...

Olympia 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.

History and description of Olympia

Raised by Laxton Bros 1904 from a cross between Curlew and Rivers Early Prolific. Received Award of Merit from the RHS in 1933.

Medium large, oval fruit. Blue-black bloomy skin. Firm, juicy, yellow flesh. Clinging stone. Distinctive sweet flavour. Fair dessert plum but better as a cooker.

A fairly vigorous, spreading tree. Hardy and heavy cropping.

Characteristics of Olympia plum and gage trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Blue
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	Sep
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Suitable for	Hardy
Pollination date	15
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Curlew Rivers Early Prolific