Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Potted Brookgold Japanese Plum

Available only for pick-up at nursery.

History: Brookgold was developed at the Crop Diversification Centre South in Brooks, Alberta and was named for the town and its golden colour. It was introduced in 1979.

Why We Grow It: Brookgold, like other fruit varieties developed in the prairies, is very cold hardy! Although there is sometimes a trade-off between cold hardiness and fruit quality, this variety still produces small yellow freestone plums that are very sweet, making them great for fresh eating and good for canning and preserving. 

$90.00 $54.00
Rootstock:
Size:

1 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, canning, preserving

Fruit Size: Small

Storage: Keeps about a week in the fridge

Harvest: August - Middle

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 2b

Soil Preferance: Sandy loam and loam, like plenty of organic material. Prefers average to moist conditions with well-drained soils, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring.

Flowering Time:

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different Japanese or hybrid plum variety that blooms around the same time. Nanking Cherries are supposedly also viable pollination partners for Brookgold.

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Vigorous with an upright growth habit, produces reliable crops of a good size

Reminder: Potted plants are available for pick-up only!

Potted plants vary in size and age, but we typically pot berries and smaller seedlings in 1-3 gal pots and larger grafted trees in 5-16 gal pots.

  • 1g pots - 1-3ft tall
  • 2g or 3g pots - 1.5-3ft tall
  • 5g pots - 3-7ft tall
  • 8g pots - 4-7ft tall
  • 16g pots - 6-8ft tall

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