Alderman Plum

Yes. Alderman Plum needs pollen from a different variety that blooms at about the same time. Alderman needs a pollenizer. South Dakota or Superior are best, and Toka or a Native American plum also work. Partners we carry include Toka Plum, Kaga Plum, Kahinta Plum.

We rate Alderman Plum hardy to zone 3, which means winters down to about -40°F. Our ratings come from real winters at our two Montana sites and from trusted growers across the North, not from a catalog average.

About 800 hours of winter chill (we count hours at or below 45°F), likely somewhere between 600 and 900. That comes from published figures for this variety. Cold-winter areas meet that easily; it's only a concern in mild-winter climates. Our chill hours guide has a calculator for your winters, and our research page lists the sources.

We graft Alderman Plum onto Krymsk 86 (full size).

Our top use scores for Alderman Plum are fresh eating (8/10), jams and jellies (7/10), ornamental value (7/10), canning and freezing (6/10). Anything scored 8 or higher makes our Best Of lists.

For some diseases, yes. It's resistant to bacterial canker and black knot. It's prone to brown rot. Nobody has published solid data on it for bacterial spot, cytospora canker and plum pocket yet, so we list those as unknown. Our plum disease resistance chart has every rating, the notes and the sources.

Yes, deer love it. Protect Alderman Plum with a fence or a cage, especially while it is young.

A dormant bare-root plant, roots wrapped in moist sawdust with a vapor barrier, shipped or picked up in Missoula in spring. Sizes offered: 1-2 ft or 2-4 ft. We guarantee our plants bud out. Stone fruits can be slow, so if one still has not budded out by August 15, write to us and we credit you for the following spring.