Reine Claude Violette

An excellent flavoured purple plum also known as Purple Gage

Origin: France, 1780

Pollination: Reine Claude Violette is partially self-fertile and would produce some crop without a pollinator but would benefit considerably from a pollinator.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 ...

Reine Claude Violette 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 Reine Claude Violette

A old variety of unkown origin with the earliest records dating back to 1780.

Medium sized, round fruit with flat ends. Purple skin with a violet bloom studded with yellow dots. The green flesh is rather firmer than other gages. Free stone. Excellent rich, sweet gage flavour.

Upright, round-headed tree. Fairly good cropping.

Characteristics of Reine Claude Violette plum and gage trees

Use	Dessert
Colour	Purple
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Upright
Fruit-bearing
Cropping
Pollination date	0
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Partially self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners