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Sugar Prune Plum (European)
Prunus domestica 'Sugar'
- Summary
- Hardiness Zone & More
Sugar Prune is an old-timey European prune. It is only medium size, with reddish purple fruit and greenish yellow flesh. It gets its name by being so sweet and highly flavored when ripe.
Sugar prune was sometimes called German prune by Grandpa's ancestors who came from Germany, where is originated. It may be the source of the stories about the "sugar plum fairies".
- Height
- 10-14
- Spread
- 10-14
- Zone
- 5-8
- Color
- Dark purple
- Categories
- Cold Hardy Varieties,
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