Kirke's

Considered as one of the finest flavoured dessert plums.

Origin: London UK, 1831

Pollination: Kirke's 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 ...

Kirke's 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 Kirke's

Raised by Joseph Kirke at his nursery on Brompton Road, London sometime prior to 1831.

Medium sized, round oval fruit. Blue-black skin with a blue bloom. Greenish yellow juicy flesh. Free stone. Its very pleasant sweet flavour make it one of the choicest of dessert plums. Good also for drying.

Small spreading tree. Best grown in sheltered positions. Ideal for training on a south facing wall. Light cropper.

Characteristics of Kirke's plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Blue
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Small
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Light
Suitable for	Late Frost Shade
Special features	Good for Drying
Pollination date	23
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners