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Plum - Japanese

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Black Amber Japanese Plum

Black Amber Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Black Amber'
The Black Amber plum is a high quality fruit with a rapid growing, heavy bearing tree. It has round, firm dark purple fruit that closely resembles a Friar plum. It ripens with Santa Rosa and is a good companion for that variety.

Duarte Japanese Plum

Duarte Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Duarte'
Grandpa's Choice™ Duarte plum is a large, heart-shaped, deep red fruit with a sweet blood-red flesh that is excellent for fresh eating or canning. A vigorous and hardy tree. It ripens in mid-season ahead of Italian and Stanley. It is w

Elephant Heart Japanese Plum

Elephant Heart Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Elephant Heart'
The Elephant Heart plum is known for it's large, heart-shaped fruit with a thick, bronze-green skin that turns reddish purple when completely ripe. It's juicy, blood-reed flesh has a rich and distinctive flavor that is good for fresh eating, canning

Friar Japanese Plum

Friar Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Friar'
The Friar plum is a heavy bearer of large, round dark purple fruit that is resistant to cracking. It also has a sweet, firm, amber flesh. Friar is a good dependable producer, ripening early to mid-season

Methley Japanese Plum

Methley Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Methley'
Methley is one of the few Japanese plums that is self-fruitful. It produces medium to large, reddish-purple fruit of fine quality that are good for fresh eating or jelly. It is an early bloomer and is a good pollinator for Shiro, Santa Rosa and oth

Pipestone Japanese Plum

Pipestone Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Pipestone'
The Pipestone plum is one of the best plums for Northern growers. It has large fruit with a tough, red skin that peels easily and a sweet, juicy, golden yellow flesh. This vigorous, productive tree.

Santa Rosa Japanese Plum

Santa Rosa Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'
Grandpa's Choice(TM) Santa Rosa Plum is an old-time proven favorite. Large, round red fleshed fruit and very sweet and juicy. Very high quality fruit suitable for eating or canning. The tree is fast growing and vigorous. Somewhat self-fruitful, b

Satsuma Japanese Plum

Satsuma Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Satsuma'
The Satsuma plum has medium to large, round, dark red fruit with a small pit. The firm, juicy fruit has a sweet and levely flavor that is excellent for frest eating, cooking, canning or preserves. It ripens in early to mid-season.

Shiro Japanese Plum

Shiro Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Shiro'
Grandpa's Choice™ Shiro plum, known for its large, round bright yellow fruit has a mild sweet flavor. Excellent for fresh eating, cooking, canning, preserves and desserts, it is a consistant bearer of fruit. It is one of the earliest ri

Simka Japanese Plum

Simka Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Simka'
The Simka plum has large, uniform, purplish-red fruit with very firm, sweet, yellowish-white flesh. It ripens 5-7 days before Friar plum and seems to keep well on the tree for a couple weeks.

Toka Hybrid Plum

Toka Hybrid Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina hybrid 'Toka'
The Toka plum, known for it's reddish bronze fruit and blue blooms, is a moderately vigorous tree and a heavy bearer of fruit. It's aromatic fruit has a rich, spicy, sweet flavor. Ripens from late August to September.

Wickson Japanese Plum

Wickson Japanese Plum

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina 'Wickson'
The Wickson plum is a large, heart-shaped, greenish yellow fruit that is firm and very sweet. It is very popular for fresh eating.