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Plum Tree Varieties

Black Splendor

Clingstone. Ripens early June. Medium to large size fruit. Skin is blue/black;flesh is red to dark red. Productive. 

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Dapple Dandy Interspecific Plum

Distinctive skin is yellow to green with red patches; pink flesh. Spicy plum-apricot balanced flavor. Harvests mid to late season. 

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Elephant Heart
Very Large. Blood red Skin. Red flesh, excellent flavor-one of the best. Freestone. Fast growing. Needs a pollinizer such as Beauty or Santa Rosa. Requires 650 hours of chilling below 45 F. Ripens: August into September. Ripens approximately 8/10.

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Flavor Supreme Interspecific Plum

Mottled skin, with a mix of green and dark red; Red flesh. Sweet plum-apricot balanced flavor. Harvests early. 

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Flavor Queen Interspecific Plum

Skin is green/yellow; amber yellow flesh. Very sweet fruit. Harvests mid-season, but holds on the tree for quite a while.

 

Mariposa
Large plums with nearly freestone red flesh and a small pit. Glossy maroon over green skin. Sweet, juicy, firm and delicious with pleasantly tart skin. Low chill hours, good choice for milder climates. Also known as Improved Satsuma. 

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Satsuma
Large, solid red skin and flesh. Firm, rather juicy. Great taste. Needs a pollinizer, such as Santa Rosa or Beauty. Requires 300 hours of chilling below 45 F. Ripens: Late July to early August.

 

Santa Rosa
Superior quality flesh makes Santa Rosa the most widely grown plum. Purple-red skin surrounds rich, tart, fragrant, yellow flesh. Prolific, vigorous, self-fertile. Low chill.

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Plum Harvest Dates
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