Prunus, Red Skin Plum 'Billington'

'Billington' plum (a chance seedling, possibly Cherry plum x Satsuma) fruits early around Christmas time. It is a small, meaty plum with ...Read Moredark red skin with firm, light red, flavored flesh. It has no bitterness, so is excellent for bottling and jam. It retains its bright red flesh color when poached ("when cooked resembles a dish of blood" according to Hayward Wright, who introduced it!). It crops very heavily, and is notably resistant to bacterial diseases. Self fertile (Hopping & Jerram 1979), pollenized by 'cherry plum'.