Warwickshire Drooper plum
Prunus domestica 'Warwickshire Drooper'
RHS AGM 2022
USDA zones4 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Habit
- Erect
- Bloom season
- Spring
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Warwickshire Drooper' plum (Prunus domestica 'Warwickshire Drooper') is a tree for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil. It is grown for fresh eating and cooking, and it excels as a culinary plum. The tree has a weeping habit, and bees and butterflies visit its spring blooms.
Pairs well with Crab apple, Hummelo betony, and Gladiator ornamental onion.