Severn Cross

A heavy cropping self-fertile variety producing attactive large yellow dessert plums.

Origin: Somerset UK, 1921

Pollination: Severn Cross is self-fertile and a pollinator is not necessary for producing 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 ...

Severn Cross 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 Severn Cross

Raised by G T Spinks at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol, UK in 1921from a cross between Coe's Golden Drop and Giant Prune. Received an RHS Award of Merit in 1951. Was grown commercially in the UK.

Very large, oval fruit. Deep golden yellow skin with a pink flush and red dots. Soft, juicy, pale yellow flesh. Sweet with good flavour. Clinging stone. Easily bruised. Fruit hangs well on the tree.

Weak growing, upright spreading tree. Very heavy cropping. Susceptible to Silver Leaf.

Characteristics of Severn Cross plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Yellow
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Large
Picking time
Season of use	L Sep
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Upright-spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Disease resistance	Silver Leaf - Susceptible
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Coe's Golden Drop Giant Prune