Plum Trees for sale in New Zealand

New Zealander's love to grow plum trees, not only do they look good in the garden they are easy to grow as long as you have a sunny well drained position. If you have the room you can grow several varieties that will provide delicious juicy fruit from December through to February. At Wairere Nursery based in rural Waikato we have a great range of plum trees to choose from including all the favourites such as 'Black Doris', 'Elephant Heart', 'Sultan', 'Billington's Early' (better known as the Christmas Plum) plus many more. Whether you like red or yellow flesh we can provide you with a plum to suit your taste along with the correct pollinator to ensure you get a bumper crop. You may wish to consider buying a double-graft plum for ease of pollination and space saving. Pay a visit to our nursery at 826 Gordonton Road, R D 1, Hamilton or if you prefer make a selection on-line from our secure web-site.

Plum Angelina Burdett MB

An excellent, early eating, European plum with oval, medium sized dark bluish black fruit. Flesh is firm, yellow green with a rich, sweet flavour. Great for cooking or eating straight of the tree. Ripens late summer. Clingstone. Early flowering. Self Fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Billingtons Early GQ

A small meaty plum with dark red skin and flesh that crops heavily around Christmas time. When cooked it has no bitterness and retains its bright red colour. Resistant to diseases. Partially self-fertile Improve with Black Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Elephant Heart MB

A delicious large plum with heart shaped fruit that is coloured a deep purple-red both inside and out. The free-stone fruit ripens about February. Surplus fruit will freeze or bottle well. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Sultan. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Greengage MB

A versatile little plum with greenish yellow fruit that tastes like pure nectar. Excellent straight off the tree but also good for jam and desserts. Self fertile but will perform well with a companion such as Coe's Golden Drop. Happiest in colder areas as it is a European. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Santa Rosa MB

This plum is rated a 10. Firm sweet juicy fruit that is highly aromatic. Considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple and the flesh is yellow blushed pink. Hardy and vigorous. Ripe Dec-Jan. Pollinate with Omega or Black Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Satsuma MB

A great plum for fresh eating or culinary purposes as it is perfect for preserving or making jams and jellies. The medium sized fruit is round and dark red, the flesh is dark red, juicy and sweet. Crops well. Though partially self-fertile this plum would enjoy the company of 'Santa Rosa'. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Sultan

Large, oval, plums with deep red skin and substantial red flesh that is juicy and highly flavoured. A vigorous tree that bears reliable, heavy crops on a rather low, spreading tree. Fruit ripens around January. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 4m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Billingtons Early MB

A small meaty plum with dark red skin and flesh that crops heavily around Christmas time. When cooked it has no bitterness and retains its bright red colour. Resistant to diseases. Partially self-fertile Improve with Black Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Black Amber MB

This beautiful looking Japanese Plum tastes as good as it looks. Large purple-black plums with pale cream flesh that is stained red. Firm and juicy with excellent flavour. Generally an easy care plum to grow and the fruit stores well. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Black Doris GQ

Everyone's favourite. An excellent all purpose plum with purple black skin and delicious, sweet dark red juicy flesh. Makes the best Plum Sauce! Preserve, eat fresh of the tree or use in desserts. Ripens around February. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Burbank GQ

This plum has large round dark red fruit with yellow flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The fruit ripens around February. Crops well. Partially self fertile but performs best with either Santa Rosa, Omega or Duffs early Jewel. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Coes Golden Drop MB

This European Plum ripens quite late in the season, towards March. It is worth the wait as the large rich, juicy, golden fruit have a delicious flavour. Likes the best sunny position to do really well. Pollinate with Greengage or Reine Claude de Bavay. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Damson MB

Damsons are small, tart oval plums with blue-black skin and green- yellow flesh. Mainly grown for bottling and other culinary uses. Highly recommend for Damson Gin. A heavy cropper in late January. Self fertile, compact grower, performs best in colder areas. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Hawera MB

Originated from a chance seedling found on the roadside near, you guessed it, Hawera. Large dark red fruit with very firm dark red flesh. Yum Yum. One of the best deep red plums. Heavy cropper, freestone, ripens January. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Omega George Wilson MB

AKA Omega. Produces high quality fruit with red speckled skin and juicy red flesh. The fruit ripens around February. Partially self-fertile but better with a partner. Use Santa Rosa or Duffs Early Jewel. Free-stone. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Purple King MB

This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Allen MB

Plum Allen is an early season variety that is similar to Billington. It has small sized, red skinned plums with deep red flesh that is sweet and juicy. A great dessert variety it is good for bottling, jam and chutney making. Self fertile and is a good pollinator for other varieties. Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum MacVerna MB

Introduced in the 1960's and named by a Waikato Orchardist in memory of his sons that were killed in WWII. A delicious plum with large dark red skinned fruit and red sweet tasting flesh. Quite a vigorous grower. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Red Doris MB

Red Doris is a medium sized plum with red skin and yellow flesh. The flesh is sweet and juicy with a very good flavour. Once established red Doris produces generous crops and is highly recommended for domestic gardens. Suitable pollinators are Duffs Early Jewel and Santa Rosa. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Wilsons Early MB

Wilson's Early is just that with fruit ripening just before Christmas. The fruit is small and bright red with yellow flesh. Suitable for eating straight off the tree or preserving. This plum is mostly self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator such as Billington or Santa Rosa. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Black Amber GQ

This beautiful looking Japanese Plum tastes as good as it looks. Large purple-black plums with pale cream flesh that is stained red. Firm and juicy with excellent flavour. Generally an easy care plum to grow and the fruit stores well. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum McLean MB

A sweet little Cherry Plum used commercially as a pollinator for Plums Omega, Fortune, Black Doris. Lovely pop in your mouth plum straight from the tree. Late ripening variety. Self fertile. Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Plumcot Spring Satin MB

Plumcot - a hybrid between a Plum and an Apricot. White spring blossom followed by beautiful deep plum coloured fruit. You get the tangy plum flavour and purple skin with the orange melting flesh and sweetness and scent of apricot. Good disease resistance. Self fertile but will produce more fruit if planted with another variety nearby. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3m x 2m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Coes Golden Drop SJ

This European Plum ripens quite late in the season, towards March. It is worth the wait as the large rich, juicy, golden fruit have a delicious flavour. Likes the best sunny position to do really well. On St Julian Rootstock Pollinate with Greengage or Reine Claude de Bavay. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 3.5m x 2.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Victoria Sinclair MB

An old English plum with red mottled skin. Yellow to green coloured flesh. Heavy cropper, hardy and self fertile. Skin turns a dark/purple colour when ripe. Great for eating fresh or using to make jam. Prefers a sunny well drained position. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Teak Gold GQ

Large burgundy fruit with deep yellow, juicy yellow flesh. Great eating with sweet, syrupy, slightly aromatic flavour! Slow to mature, around mid season. Fruit holds well on tree. Decisuous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 4m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Sharps Early MB

Early fruiting. Small pop in your mouth plum with delicious yellow flesh, skin red on yellow. A good dessert fruit. Self fertile, but crops better with a partner. Pollination: Cherry Plums. Prefers Fertile well-drained soil and a sunny spot. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3.5m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Pernel MB

Cherry Plum. A small early plum only suitable for jam making, from a Hawkes Bay orchard, Highly suitable as a pollinator for 'Black Doris' and 'Omega' plums. Plant in full sun. Ripens December/January so makes an excellent new years treat. Deciduous
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Rose Zee MB

Rose Zee is an attractive, dark red plum, ripening around mid December. A medium, round plum with symmetrical shape. Firm yellow flesh is sweet and juicy. Pollinate with Wilsons early. Plant in a sunny spot Delicious and Deciduous
Flower Colour: Pink White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Wilsons Early GQ

Wilson's Early is just that with fruit ripening just before Christmas. The fruit is small and bright red with yellow flesh. Suitable for eating straight off the tree or preserving. This plum is mostly self-fertile but will do better with a pollinator. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Elephant Heart GQ

A delicious large plum with heart shaped fruit that is coloured a deep purple-red both inside and out. The free-stone fruit ripens about February. Surplus fruit will freeze or bottle well. Pollinate with Santa Rosa or Sultan. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Burbank MB

This plum has large round dark red fruit with yellow flesh that is sweet, juicy and aromatic. The fruit ripens around February. Crops well. Partially self fertile but performs best with either Santa Rosa, Omega or Duffs early Jewel. Protect from late spring frosts. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Hawera GQ

Originated from a chance seedling found on the roadside near, you guessed it, Hawera. Large dark red fruit with very firm dark red flesh. Yum Yum. One of the best deep red plums. Heavy cropper, freestone, ripens January. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Luisa MB

A top NZ Plum that produces bumper crops of distinctive oval fruit that have a yellow skin blushed red. The firm flesh is also yellow and divinely sweet and juicy. Good disease resistance. Considered to be self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Omega George Wilson GQ

AKA Omega. Produces high quality fruit with red speckled skin and juicy red flesh. The fruit ripens around February. Use in preserves, desserts or eat fresh. Partially self-fertile yields better with a partner. Free-stone. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Plumcot GQ

Is it a plum? Is it an apricot? No it's a Plumcot - a hybrid of both. The fruit looks more like a plum but is a golden apricot colour. The flesh is very sweet with an intense flavour and full of Vitamin A. Ripens around February. Pollinate with Plum Duff's Early Jewel or Santa Rosa. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Compact
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Purple King GQ

This is a quality dessert plum with attractive large fruit that have purple skin and yellow flesh. Ripens late January. A good choice for warmer areas of NZ as this vigorous grower shows good tolerance to heat and humidity. Pollinate with Duff's Early Jewel, Sultan or Red Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Red Doris GQ

Red Doris is a medium sized plum with red skin and yellow flesh. The flesh is sweet and juicy with a very good flavour. Once established red Doris produces generous crops and is highly recommended for domestic gardens. Suitable pollinators are Duffs Early Jewel and Santa Rosa. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Santa Rosa GQ

This plum is rated a 10. Firm sweet juicy fruit that is highly aromatic. Considered to be one of the best tasting plums in the world! The skin is crimson to purple and the flesh is yellow blushed pink. Hardy and vigorous. Ripe Dec-Jan. Pollinate with Omega or Black Doris. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Plum Satsuma GQ

A great plum for fresh eating or culinary purposes as it is perfect for preserving or making jams and jellies. The medium sized fruit is round and dark red, the flesh is dark red, juicy and sweet. Crops well. Though partially self-fertile this plum would Yield better with Santa Rosa' Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Prune Italian GQ

The world's most popular heritage prune plum. Dark purple skin with light amber flesh that turns red when cooked. Freestone with fine textured, richly flavoured sweet flesh. Excellent for eating fresh, drying or bottling. Vigorous, cold hardy tree. Ripe around March. Self fertile. Deciduous.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 5m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery

Prune Plum Stanley MB

'Stanley' is a European plum that when dried becomes a prune. The large dark purple-blue fruit ripen around February/March and have greenish-yellow grainy flesh. The fruit is sweet and juicy. Reliable heavy crops on a self fertile tree so no need for a partner. Happiest in the sun.
Flower Colour: White
Habit: Upright
Height: 4m x 3m


Available for purchase online at Wairere Nursery