Description
This fresh eating Japanese Plum is also good for canning. The fruit is large, heart-shaped & very juicy when ripe with very good sweet flavor. It has deep red almost purple skin and flesh color. It was developed by Luther Burbank. It’s more productive than Santa Rosa in the Pacific Northwest.
Japanese Plum species description: USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-8. Plums do great in the Pacific Northwest.
SKU: | PM48 |
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Variety: | Duarte |
Common Name: | Japanese Plum |
Latin Name: | Prunus salicina |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Characteristics: | fresh eating, canning |
Other Common Names: | Chinese Plum, Asian Plum |
Origin: | by Luther Burbank |
Lifecycle: | Perennial |
Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
Height: | 15ft |
Width: | 15ft |
Hardiness (species): | 5-8 |
Soil PH: | 6-7.5 |
Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
Flower Type: | Hermaphroditic |
Fruit: | large, heart-shaped, very juicy when ripe very good sweet flavor has deep red almost purple skin and flesh color |
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