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Potted Mystery Chum

Species: Prunus pumila var. besseyi (Western sandcherry) x P. salicina (Japanese Plum)

History: Due to a mishap in transit, we have ended up with some chums whose varieties are unknown! We know they are either Convoy, Dura, Manor, or Sapa but each individual plant is a fun little mystery.

Why We Grow It: Despite the mix-up, these chums are still an excellent addition to any yard or orchard! For the frugal farmer, mystery chums are a good option since we are discounting them by 50%. Chums generally have a sweet flavour and are good for many uses such as cooking, baking, and preserving. Chums do need to be planted with a pollination partner of a different variety in order to produce fruit, so you may want to either purchase 3-4 mystery chums to increase the odds of pollination or buy one mystery chum and two different named cultivars to ensure they have a pollination partner. 

$18.00 $10.80
Size:

18 in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, baking, preserving, wine

Fruit Size:

Storage: Keeps about a week in the fridge.

Harvest: August - Late

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 3

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: Unknown

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different chum variety or western sandcherry that blooms around the same time

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

General Growth Habit: Shrub reaches 1.5m-2.5m tall. Generally disease resistant.

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
Potted Mystery Chum

Potted Mystery Chum

$18.00 $10.80
$18.00 $10.80

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