President

Very large blue dual purpose plum

Origin: Hertfordshire UK, 1901

Pollination: President 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 ...

President plum and gage trees produced to order

Closing date for custom graft orders: 14 Jul 2026

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 2027. More details of our custom grafting service here.

History and description of President

Raised by Thomas Rivers, Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire, UK and introduced in 1901. Received the RHS Award of Merit in 1895 and a First Class Certificate in 1905. Good keeping qualities have made it a successful commercial variety in Europe and America.

Very Large, oval, blue-black fruit. Quite juicy, greenish yellow flesh. Free stone. Pleasant sweet flavour and suitable as a dessert plum. Excellent cooker. Stores well and can also be dried.

Vigorous upright tree. Regular but moderate cropper. Branches tend to be brittle and break if crop is heavy. Susceptible to bacterial canker.

Characteristics of President 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	Upright
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Disease resistance	Bacterial Canker - Susceptible
Suitable for	Shade
Special features	Good for Drying
Pollination date	19
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners