Plum x Apricot. Sweet, large fruit with a wonderful rich flavor. Firm red flesh, mottled dark red skin. Better adapted to cool wet climates than apricots and most other pluots but not as reliable fruiting in the North as most Japanese plums trees. Flavor Supreme Pluot® pollinates with Japanese plums.
ZONE: 6-9
POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME: Mid blooming. Pollinates with Japanese plums or other pluots. Satsuma Japanese plum is the most suitable pollinator for pluot. For appropriate cross pollination click here:
RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:
Full sun with balanced moisture. Reduce grass competition in root zone. Top dress with compost yearly. Summer prune for airflow and ease of harvest. Spur bearer with fruit throughout the tree. Early season ripening.
CHILL HOURS: 700 chill hours below 45F
DISEASE RESISTANCE: n/a
SIZE AT MATURITY: Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'
