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PLUMS
Japanese, European and North American Native Hybrids
| What a great summer
treat to eat a plum straight off the tree – juicy and sweet! Plums
have been grown and cultivated for centuries and were even included
in the Hanging Garden of Babylon, and are used in all sorts of
recipes from fresh in salads and ice creams, to cooked in jams,
jellies, chutneys, pastries and sauces. Plums require full sun, well drained and moderately fertile soil on high ground or ground that is not in a frost pocket to avoid late spring frosts.
Japanese plums ( the round juicy type in the grocery
stores ) require cross pollination with another variety to ensure better crops
unless noted as self-pollinating.
European plums
(
oval and blue ) are self-pollinating. Set trees out with Orchard Starter Tablets, and in succeeding years fertilize with a complete fruit fertilizer. Bearing begins a 2-3 years. Recommended spacing is 16-18 ft.
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ALL PLUMS
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USDA HARDINESS ZONE MAP
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Japanese
AU
Producer
Howdy,
boy, does this one produce! An Auburn University hybrid (War Eagle!),
the tree is a vigorous grower and usually bears a heavy crop in it's
second year. The fruit is juicy with excellent sweet flavor great for
fresh eating and cooking. Coloring is dark red with red flesh. Resistant
to black knot disease. Ripens late June.
Zones 5-8.
(700
chill hours)
AU Roadside
Another
Auburn Univ. hybrid, with later blooming and profuse flowering, AU
Roadside sets heavy crops of excellent dark red quality fruit. The
sweet, firm yet juicy red flesh is great for fresh eating cooking and
canning. It is highly resistant to black knot, bacterial canker, and
bacterial fruit and leaf spot. Self-pollinating.
Ripens late June. Zones 5-8.
(700
chill hours)
AU Rosa
This plum is the highest ranked of the AU series of plums in disease
resistance to bacterial spot, black knot, scald and brown rot. The firm
dark red fruit have a saffron yellow flesh that is juicy with an
excellent flavor. Great for fresh eating, cooking and canning. Trees are
vigorous and productive. Ripens early July. Zones 6-8. (700
chill hours.)
AU Rubrum
A
Methley hybrid developed at Auburn Univ. for high disease resistance and
heavy cropping. The fruit is large with scarlet skin color, and the
juicy red flesh has excellent flavor. This long-lived tree flowers
profusely and is self-pollinating as well as a pollinator for other
varieties. Ripens early to mid July. Zones 6-8. (700 chill hours.)
Black Ruby
A
Black Ruby is a newer plum released by Dr. Okie at the USDA Station in Byron, GA. The
large round fruit are reddish-black with sweet yellow flesh. A wonderful plum for
fresh eating and cooking. This variety is highly recommended for the SE states because
it is tolerant of humid conditions. Ripens in early August. Zones 5-9a.
(450
chill hours.)
Methley
A sweet and very juicy purple skinned plum with red flesh. A self-fruitful Japanese type that is a good pollinator
for other varieties.
Ripens first part of July. Zones 6-8. (450 chill hours.)
Santa Rosa
A high quality plum with crimson skin and
yellow flesh that is firm yet juicy and sweet. Good for fresh eating,
cooking. Partially self-pollinating. Ripens first of July.
Zones 6-8. (700chill hours.)
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European
Stanley
This European
variety is often grown mainly for drying, but is also good fresh and
canned. The deep purple oblong fruit is freestone with yellow flesh. A
self-fruitful variety, it is a heavy bearer and ripens early September.
Late blooming for frost protection. Zones 5-7.
(700 chill hours)
North American Native Hybrids
Bruce
A cross between the Japanese and native Chickasaw plums. The small
yellow-red fruit have yellow-sweet flesh. The plums are either eaten
fresh or used to make a delicious jelly. The small tree bears heavily
and is very popular with wildlife. Pollinate with a 450 chill hour Japanese
variety. Ripens June. Zones 7-9.
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