Plums are a stone fruit that are both delicious and beautiful. Most plum trees are not self-pollinating, so you will need to plant at least two plum trees to bear fruit. When planting a plum tree, it is important to make sure that the variety you choose will grow well in your climate.

What plum tree is self-pollinating?

Cherry plums, or myrobalans, are self-fruitful trees that produce small plums about the size of cherries. The tree is grown for its fruit but also as an ornamental tree because of its very early bloom time and attractive purple foliage. It can be kept small with pruning but usually grows to about 25 feet tall.

Do I need to pollinate my plum tree?

Other fruit trees, like most apple, plum, sweet cherry and pears are cross-pollinating or self-unfruitful. They need another tree for pollination, and not just one of the same variety, but a different variety of the same fruit. For example, most sweet cherries must be pollinated with compatible sweet cherry trees.