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
Plum & Prune Trees
- 2026 Plum & Prune Varieties.
- Click to download this year’s Plum Rootstock Chart.
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.”
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.
Learn more about: Pruning & Training Fruit Trees.
