'Rivers' Early Prolific' gifts the late summer kitchen and fruit bowl with petite round plums acclaimed for outstanding dual-purpose use. This partially self-fertile English heirloom bears pristine white blossoms after the worst of any late frosts. Come late July, spherical fruits in dramatic hues of blackish-blue weigh down the branches, necessitating fruit thinning or support in younger trees. Though small, glossy skins enclose golden flesh infused with a sweetness ideal fresh or cooked. While perhaps lacking the famed Victoria’s stature, its rich perfume and honeyed flesh please plum lovers, especially when gathered just shy of full ripeness.

Pollination information: Although partially self-fertile, this plum will have a higher yield when planted with another nearby in pollination group 3, such as 'Oullins Gage'.