Jubileum is essentially an improved version of the popular Victoria plum. Like Victoria, it excels as a culinary plum, but it is arguably superior for eating fresh.
The fruit is larger and a slightly darker red than Victoria
Jubileum was developed in Sweden in the 1980s. It is sometimes known as Jubilee - which, confusingly, is also the name of a similar Victoria-style plum developed in 1905 by the famous Laxton Brothers nursery in the UK.
Jubileum plum identification images
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USDA identification images for Jubileum
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 15 Mar 2018 STOCKHOLM, SwedenSweet and spicy flavour - one of the best you can grow in nothern areas. Firm flesh, large size, very attractive colour and a free stone. Self pollinated.
- 19 Sep 2017 United KingdomI don't like the texture of this variety, it's rather jelly-like.
- 22 Sep 2011 IL, United StatesThis by far is my favorite Plum in addition to an original first class Santa Rosa. I have a thing about plum and would like to learn more about them.
Tree register
United States
- Mark Bunch in Palos Park, ILLINOIS
United Kingdom
- Alan Elsbury in Chippenham, WILTSHIRE
- Billy Auger in Hopton Wafers, SHROPSHIRE
- Camilla Charles in OXFORD, OXON
- David Blackburn in Aylesbury, BUCKS
- David Rigby in Skipton, NORTH YORKSHIRE
- Dmnc in CHICHESTER, WEST SUSSEX
- Elizabeth Burling in Barnet, HERTS
- Euan Cameron in LARBERT,
- Lee Clark in Tottenham, LONDON
- Megan Sargent in Southampton, HAMPSHIRE
- Pauline Lowe in EVESHAM, WORCESTERSHIRE
- Sarah Broadbent in Dalgety Bay, FIFE
- stanwatt2008@hotmail.co.uk in Gardenstown, ABERDEENSHIRE
- Stella Van Zwanenberg in Durham City, COUNTY DURHAM
Denmark
- Mat Cashmore in Roskilde,
Netherlands
- Karel in Alem,
Spring blossom records for this variety
2022 season
- 22nd March 2022 - tree owned by Lee in Tottenham, United Kingdom
2014 season
- April 2014 - tree owned by Elizabeth in Barnet, United Kingdom
2012 season
- 8th April 2012 - tree owned by Karel in Alem, Netherlands
2011 season
- 25th March 2011 - tree owned by Alan in Chippenham, United Kingdom
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Origins
- Species: Prunus domestica - European plum
- Parentage: Giant x Yakima
- Originates from: Sweden
- Introduced: 1985
- Developed by: SLU Balsgård, Sweden
Identification
- Country of origin: Sweden
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Red
- Fruit colour: Red - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Cling-stone: Freestone
- Picking season: Mid
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-3 days
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: August
- Picking period: mid-August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Plum pox virus / Sharka: Some resistance
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Jubileum plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Jubilee plum trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.