The fruits ripen gradually throughout August, at about the same time as Victoria plums, and can be picked fresh from the tree over an extended period. They will also keep fresh in a fridge for about a week - longer than most dessert plums. They are very pretty - a mix of dusky red and orange hues.
We think Aprimira is one of the best of the new inter-specific stone fruit varieties.
Next deliveries: December 2025
Let me know when Aprimira hybrid plum trees are back in stock.
If you do not hear from us by March you can contact us to pre-order for next autumn.
Despite the apricot ancestry, Aprimira is best treated as a mirabelle for horticultural purposes. Aprimira is self-fertile and a useful pollinator for other very early flowering plum species, including pluots, cherry plums and other mirabelles.
Hybrid or inter-specific plums make an interesting addition to the home orchard. The European plum (Prunus domestica) and Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) are perhaps the best known of the fruiting plum species, but there are many others, and numerous natural hybrids between these species. Man-made plum hybrids have been popular since the 1960s and typically aim to marry the productivity and flavours of European and Japanese plums with the rustic qualities of other species. The Siberian plum (Prunus ussriensis) for example can bring excellent cold-hardiness to a hybrid variety.
