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Jubileum plum

Jubileum

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, Sweden
      Sweet 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 Kingdom
      I don't like the texture of this variety, it's rather jelly-like.
    • 22 Sep 2011  IL, United States
      This 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.

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    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:


    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.



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