A unique and outstanding taste delight, Howard Miracle Plum bears good crops of large, crimson and yellow, sweet and juicy fruit. This delectable fruit tastes like a sweet Grapefruit or Pineapple. A vigorous spreading tree, Howard Miracle Plum needs another Japanese plum for pollination.

Latin Name: Prunus salicina
Site and Soil: Plums like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: A semi-dwarf rootstock for Plums and other stone fruits, Marianna produces trees 10′-12′ in height or less.
Pollination Requirements: Plant with another Japanese Plum for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30° F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 10-12 ft. in height
Taste: Sweet and juicy
Fruit Skin: Crimson and yellow
Fruit Flesh: Yellow
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: August
Yield: 30+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying with copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker.
USDA Zone: 4-9

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One of the most popular Japanese Plums, Santa Rosa Plum Tree is a superior variety bears bumper crops of very large, round, purplish-red fruit. Santa Rosa Plum Tree very sweet and flavorful, is great for fresh eating and canning. Santa Rosa Plum is considered to be self-fertile and is also a good pollinator for other Japanese varieties.

Latin Name: Prunus salicina
Site and Soil: Plant plums in full to 1/2 day sun in moderately fertile, well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: A semi-dwarf rootstock for Plums and other stone fruits, Nemaguard produces trees 10′-15′ in height or less.
Pollination Requirements: Self-fertile and is a good pollinator for Howard Miracle, Flavor Supreme Pluot® and Splash Pluot.
Hardiness:  Hardy to about minus 30º F
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 10-15 ft. in height
Taste: Very sweet and flavorful
Fruit Skin: Purplish red
Fruit Flesh: Gold
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: August
Yield: 30+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying with copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker.
USDA Zone: 4-9

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Reliable, hardy, and very productive, this compact and attractive Japanese variety, Shiro Asian Plum Tree, bears good crops of round, bright-yellow fruit. Mild and sweet, it is great for fresh eating and canning. Pollinate Shiro with another Japanese variety.

Latin Name: Prunus salicina
Site and Soil: Plums like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock: A semi-dwarf rootstock for Plums and other stone fruits, Citation produces trees 12′-18′ in height or less.
Pollination Requirements: Plant with another Japanese Plum for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30°F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 12-18 ft. in height
Taste: Mild and sweet
Fruit Skin: Bright yellow
Fruit Flesh: Yellow
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: August
Yield: 30+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying with copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker.
USDA Zone: 4-9

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A beautiful ornamental and valuable fruit tree, Hollywood Plum Tree is prized for its profuse, showy pink blossoms, dark purple foliage, and abundant crops of large, dark red plums with juicy, richly flavored, deep red flesh. Plant with another Japanese variety for pollination.

Latin Name: Prunus cerasifera
Site and Soil: Plums like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: A semi-dwarf rootstock for Plums and other stone fruits, Citation produces trees 12′-18′ in height or less.
Pollination Requirements: Plant with another Japanese Plum Like Howard’s Miracle  for cross-pollination.
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30° F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 12-18 ft. in height
Taste: Sweet, juicy, richly flavored
Fruit Skin: Dark red
Fruit Flesh: Deep red
Bloom Time: March
Ripening Time: August
Yield: 30+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying with copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker.
USDA Zone: 4-9

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