Laxton's Cropper

A heavy cropping late season plum which keeps well

Origin: Bedfordshire UK, 1906

Pollination: Laxton's Cropper 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 ...

Laxton's Cropper 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 Laxton's Cropper

Raised by Laxton Bros at Bedford, UK in 1906 and introduced in 1931.

Medium large fruit. Bloomy blue-black skin. Firm, juicy yellow flesh with a fair flavour. Best used as a culinary plum. The fruit hangs on the tree well into October without deteriorating and will keep well in storage.

Moderate sized tree with a pendulous habit. Self-fertile with regular heavy crops sometimes overcropping.

Characteristics of Laxton's Cropper plum and gage trees

Use	Culinary
Colour	Blue
Flavour
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time
Season of use	Sep
Tree vigour
Tree habit
Fruit-bearing
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	20
Pollination group	C
Self-fertility	Self-fertile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Parentage	Aylesbury Prune Victoria