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Billington

$55.00

First plum with dark red skin and flesh to ripen. Crops heavily around Christmas. All-purpose plum with good, sweet flavour. A Cross variety. Self-fertile. On Mariana rootstock which is semi-dwarfing and tolerant of poor soils. Early season with harvesting in December/January.

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One of the earliest plums to ripen in New Zealand, with fruit ready to harvest around Christmas. This dark red-skinned and red-fleshed plum is a versatile all-purpose variety—perfect for fresh eating, preserving, or baking. It produces heavy crops of sweet, richly flavoured fruit and is self-fertile, making it ideal for home orchards.

Grafted onto Mariana rootstock, Billington forms a semi-dwarf tree that’s tolerant of poorer soils, offering both resilience and manageable growth. As a Cross variety, it blends the best qualities from its parentage to deliver reliable performance early in the season.

Why You’ll Love It

  • One of the first plums to ripen – ready by Christmas
  • Deep red flesh and skin – eye-catching and delicious
  • Heavy crops on a compact, resilient tree
  • Great flavour and versatility for all uses

Stock is limited and only available during the winter season – visit us in-store or contact us to reserve yours today! For more variety details and growing advice, visit www.waimeanurseries.co.nz.

Specifications:

  • Tree Type: Plum
  • Varieties Included: Billington
  • Grade: Large Grade Specimen
  • Planting Season: Winter
  • Tree Height: Up to 3m
  • Fruit Size: Medium
  • Skin: Deep red
  • Flesh: Dark red
  • Flavour Profile: Sweet and rich
  • Harvest Time: Early season – December to January
  • Pollination: Self-fertile
  • Tree Form: Semi-dwarfing, compact
  • Rootstock: Mariana – semi-dwarfing and soil tolerant
  • Climate Suitability: Suitable for most regions
  • Sunlight Needs: Full sun
  • Soil Type: Well-drained to poor soils
  • Fruit Use: Fresh eating, preserving, cooking
  • Availability: Limited winter stock

Delivery:

  • Pick-up in-store only.
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