Plums are packed full of nutrients that rival other superfoods such as blueberries, making them a healthy addition to your diet. Homegrown plums are renowned for being much juicier and sweeter, and they also make excellent fillings for pies and jams!

Unlike apple trees and pear trees, plum trees don't need regular pruning. You can train your plum tree to grow in certain shapes or to encourage growing fruit, however, they are low maintenance. You should prune in early spring for young trees and in the middle of summer for established, more mature trees. If you prune them in winter, they could be prone to infection of silver leaf disease.

Wondering how to prune a plum tree? Using a sharp pair of shears, you can cut back any branches to limit how high or wide it grows. A goblet shape is generally preferred for these fruit trees.

It can take a plum tree between 3 and 6 years to grow fruit whereas dwarf varieties can bear fruit a few years sooner. Plum trees typically grow fruit between the months of June and September.

Plum trees, when planted with good drainage and enough sun, can live between 10-25 years. In rare cases, some can live to 30 years. To get the most out of yours, make sure you care for it properly in propagation and maintaining it when it is mature.

The Victoria plum is one of the most popular varieties of plum in the UK. An English plum, it has a distinctive red skin and bright yellow flesh. The flavour has a slight acidity to it which makes Victoria plum trees the perfect choice for those looking to make jams, preserves and pies.

Once planted, your Victoria plum tree should produce a small amount of fruit in its first two to three years, producing a much larger amount of fruit after approximately five years. 

Once a Victoria plum tree begins producing fruit, it can actually begin producing enormous amounts – perfect for those that love experimenting with baking and cooking with plums.

Victoria plum trees can grow to a reasonable height and width, so make sure you pick a spot in your garden that can accommodate its growing size. 

Strong winds can be damaging for a young Victoria plum tree, so try to find an area that will keep it reasonably sheltered from wind and inclement weather, but where it can also receive plenty of sunlight to help it grow.

A fully grown Victoria plum tree should bear fruit for around ten to fifteen years. After this time, it's advised that you take cuttings from the trees to create new plum trees that will continue to bear the best quality fruit. 

Victoria plum trees are just one of many plum tree varieties that we offer in our full range of fruit trees here at Primrose, so make sure you explore our full collection to discover the many fruits you can enjoy from the comfort of your own garden!