Angelina Burdett

A dual purpose blue-black plum with good flavour and reliable cropping

Origin: Hampshire UK, 1843

Pollination: Angelina Burdett 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 ...

Angelina Burdett 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 Angelina Burdett

Raised at Woolaston, Southampton, UK by H Dowling c 1843 and first described in 1853.

Medium sized, round-oval fruit. Blue-black skin with heavy blue bloom and reddish brown spots. Yellowish green, firm, juicy flesh. Good flavour. Clinging stone. Fruit hangs well on the tree and keeps well after picking. Can be used both as a dessert and culinary plum.

Vigorous hardy tree bearing regular good crops. Early flowering time makes it less suitable for areas prone to spring rosts.

Characteristics of Angelina Burdett plum and gage trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Blue
Flavour	Sweet
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	L Aug
Tree vigour	Vigorous
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Good
Suitable for	Hardy
Pollination date	16
Pollination group	B
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners