Description
This early season, fresh eating Japanese Plum is also good for jam, canning & drying. The fruit is soft, juicy, sweet, mild flavored & cling-stone with red-purple skin and blood-red flesh. Tree is vigorous, is self-fertile, is consistent and is heavy yeilding. It is resistant to drought & has good disease resistance. It is very attractive and has fragrant flowers that welcome bees butterflies & hummingbirds. USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-9.
Japanese Plum species description: USDA Hardiness Zones: 5-8. Plums do great in the Pacific Northwest.
| SKU: | PM42 |
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| Variety: | Methley |
| Common Name: | Japanese Plum |
| Latin Name: | Prunus salicina |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Tree: | very attractive has fragrant flowers that welcome bees butterflies & hummingbirds |
| Characteristics: | fresh eating, jam, canning, drying |
| Pollination: | self-fertile |
| Other Common Names: | Chinese Plum, Asian Plum |
| Lifecycle: | Perennial |
| Leaf Drop: | Deciduous |
| Forest Layer: | Understory Tree |
| Food Type: | Fruit Tree |
| Height: | 15ft |
| Width: | 15ft |
| Vigor: | yes |
| Hardiness: | 5-9 |
| Soil PH: | 6-7.5 |
| Soil Type: | Sand, Loam, Clay, Heavy Clay |
| Flower Type: | Hermaphroditic |
| Fruit: | soft, juicy, sweet, mild flavored, cling-stone red-purple skin and blood-red flesh |
| Season (Ripening): | early |
| Production: | consistent heavy |
| Disease Resistance: | drought has good disease resistance |
Wesley Ching (verified owner) –