Plum - Czar
Plum - Czar
Czar is an excellent old and early dual purpose variety which is a prolific producer. RHS award winner for 140 years. The plums are large purple/blue/black with yellow flesh and higly valued, particularly as an early cooking plum.. The trees are particularly hardy, can be grown in a variety of soils, in partial shade, and the blossoms have some resistance to late frosts.
Robert Hogg named the plum fruit Czar in honor of the Czar of Russia who made a momentous visit to the UK in 1874
Self-fertile
Pollination Group 3