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Goldfinch
A bright yellow dessert plum with good flavour.
Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1906
Pollination: Goldfinch is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator. 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 Goldfinch
Goldfinch plum was raised by Laxton Bros, Bedford, UK 1906 from a cross between Early Transparent Gage and Jefferson's. Received Award of Merit from the RHS in 1952.Large, round-oblong yellow fruit. Golden juicy flesh. Semi-clinging stone. Rich sweet flavour.
Compact, upright, round-headed tree. Heavy cropper with fruit ripenining irregularly over a long period.
Characteristics of Goldfinch plum and gage trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Yellow |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Large |
| Picking time | |
| Season of use | M Aug |
| Tree vigour | Small |
| Tree habit | Upright |
| Fruit-bearing | |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Pollination date | 20 |
| Pollination group | C |
| Self-fertility | Partially self-fertile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Parentage | Early Transparent Gage Jefferson |
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