Plum & Prune Trees
Plums grow in a rainbow of jewel colors, having been grown and hybridized by orchardists for millennia from a variety of parent species.
Plant care & info
Plums, like cherries and other stone fruits, should be pruned in dry weather – summer, in our climate – to avoid bacterial and fungal infection. An open center form allows maximum air flow, sun exposure, and easiest access for harvest.
Please call either store for current availability
We carry two main groups of Plum & Prune Trees: Japanese and European.
Japanese varieties are usually earlier blooming, fleshier, softer and juicier. Most Japanese varieties require a pollinizer.
The European plums tend to be later blooming, later ripening and usually self-fruitful (but bear more with a pollinizer). For the most part they are sweeter than Japanese plums. Some European varieties contain more natural sugar, making for better drying; these are called “prunes” or “prune plums.”
