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PLUM
BEAUTY
Self-fruitful. Semi-dwarf Citation
rootstock. 250 chilling hours. Large, bright red skin, amber flesh
tinged with red. Good pollinizer. More productive at the coast than
Santa Rosa. Ripens early June.
BURGUNDY
Self-fruitful. Semi-dwarf Citation
rootstock. Maroon skin and semi-freestone flesh. Sweet, with little or
no tartness and a very pleasing mild flavor. High taste test scores.
Prolonged harvest, mid-July to mid-August. Very productive. Narrow,
upright habit. 400 chilling hours.
ELEPHANT HEART
Large, heart-shaped fruit with sweet,
juicy, richly flavored, firm red flesh. Dark reddish-purple mottled
skin. Pollinate with Beauty or Santa Rosa. 500 chilling hours.
GOLDEN NECTAR
Popular yellow dessert plum. Large,
oblong fruit with a waxy, thin, amber skin. Amber flesh is firm, sweet,
flavorful. Very small pit. Ripens in august. 400-500 chilling hours.
Standard Mariana 26-24 rootstock.
GREEN GAGE
Self-fruitful. Standard rootstock.
European plum, later blooming than Santa Rosa. Long-time favorite for
dessert, cooking and canning. Tender, juicy, rich flavor. Ripens late
summer. Relatively small tree. 300-400 chilling hours.
SANTA ROSA
Self-fruitful. Semi-Dwarf Citation
Rootstock 12-15'
300 chilling hours. Most popular plum
in California. Juicy, tangy, flavorful. Reddish-purple skin, amber flesh
tinged red.
SATSUMA
Semi-Dwarf Citation Rootstock 12-15'.
300 chilling hours. Pollenize with Santa Rosa or Beauty.. Long-time
favorite. Mottled maroon over green skin, dark meaty flesh. Sweet, mild,
not tart. Ripens late July.
WEEPING SANTA ROSA
One of the most flavorful, aromatic
Japanese plums when fully ripe. 10’ tree with weeping habit. 400
chilling hours. Self-fruitful.
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