Plums

Recommendations are to plant 2 varieties for pollination, but further research seems to indicate that all of these particular varieties will produce fruit by themselves. You may expect to see more fruit with more than one variety.

5-gal -- $39 | 7-gal & 10-gal -- $45

Methley

Mid-July. An early season variety. Medium-sized reddish purple plum with sweet, juicy red flesh. Self-fertile, bearing abundantly. A must-have for every home orchard! Zone 4-9.

Stanley

Early September. Medium-sized dark blue skin with firm fine-grained flesh. An old favorite for canning, fresh eating, and drying. It is self-fertile, but yields heavier with a pollinator. Heavy annual bearer. Most widely planted plum. Zones 4-9.

Black Ice*

Early August. A large-fruited dessert plum with superior winter hardiness. Bred by Prof. Brian Smith of UW-River Falls who spent years crossing cherry plums with Japanese dessert plums. The large, round plums are blue-black with very sweet, juicy, yellow flesh. Fruit ripens in early August, about 2 to 4 weeks earlier than other plums grown in the Midwest. Naturally dwarf trees require a pollinator - Toka is recommended. Clingstone. Zone 3-8.

Toka

Late August. This heavy-producing tree yields crops of medium-to-large plums. Fruit has reddish-bronze skin and juicy yellow flesh that’s as sweet as candy. Tree has a lovely, erect, vase shape. Originates from South Dakota in 1911. Tolerant of temperatures as low as -50ºF. Clingstone. Best pollinator for Black Ice(TM). Zone 3-9.