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Burbank Japanese Plum Bareroot

History: Burbank plums were introduced to the West by Luther Burbank, "The Wizard of Horticulture." He grew them from Japanese seedlings he received in 1885 and the variety was named after him, so, somewhat confusingly, they are actually a Japanese plum despite the English name. The variety was introduced commercially in 1897. 

Why We Grow It: Burbank plums are lovely with colours ranging from yellow skin and red blush to a dark purplish red. These clingstone plums have good flavour and firm flesh, great for fresh eating, canning, or making into jelly.

    $68.00

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    Size

    12 in stock

    Fruit Traits:

    Recommended Use: Fresh eating, canning, preserving

    Fruit Size: Large

    Storage: Keeps about a week in the fridge.

    Harvest: August - Early

    Tree Traits:

    Canadian Hardiness Zone: 5

    Soil Preferance: Sandy loam and loam, like plenty or 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: Middle

    Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different Japanese plum variety that blooms around the same time

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

    General Growth Habit: Relatively cold hardy and compact, produces heavy crops. Somewhat resistant to plum curculio and black knot.

    Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

    Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

    Un-grafted plants (berries, seedlings and vines) are graded by year. We follow industry standard. Species specific details will soon be updated to give you a clearer idea of size, as there can be a very large variation by species.

    Burbank Japanese Plum

    Burbank Japanese Plum Bareroot

    $68.00

    $68.00

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