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Pond's Seedling
An attractive looking large late season dual purpose plum.
Origin: England UK, 1831
Pollination: Pond's Seedling 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 Pond's Seedling
Details of the origin of Pond's seedling plum are not known but it is presumed to be of English origin and to have been discovered by a person called Pond. First recorded in 1831. Has been grown commercially in the UK.Large, oval long and slender fruit. Bright red skin with some dots. Yellow, dryish flesh. Very attractive looking but of moderate dessert quality. Good for cooking. Fruit hangs well on the tree.
Very upright tree. Hardy and heavy cropping. Crops well on chalky soils.
Characteristics of Pond's Seedling plum and gage trees
| Use | Dual Cul & Des |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | E Sep |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | Good |
| Suitable for | Late Frost |
| Pollination date | 26 |
| Pollination group | E |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Merton Gage |
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