Burnt Ridge Nursery
  • Home
  • |
  • Cart
  • |
  • Request Catalog
  • |
  • Terms
  • |
  • Ordering
  • |
  • Shipping
  • |
  • My Account
  • |
  • Login
Fruiting Plants  /  Fruit Trees  /  Plum Trees  /  European Plums

IMPERIAL EPINEUSE PLUM (Prunus domestica)


IMPERIAL EPINEUSE PLUM (Prunus domestica)
Click drop down menu for size/availability

Product Availability: Winter/Spring
Quantity 
 
 
 Detailed Description

Large purple/red skinned fruit with yellow flesh. Exceptional sweetness and flavor. Imperial Epineuse Plum is for fresh eating or drying. Zone 4-9.

ZONE:  4-9

POLLINATION/BLOOM TIME:  Early mid blooming.  Self-fertile but gets the best yields with another variety of European plum.    For appropriate cross pollination click here:

RECOMMENDED GROWING AND CARE:

Full to 3/4 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.  Mid-season ripening.

CHILL HOURS:  n/a chill hours below 45F                           

DISEASE RESISTANCE:  Good. Susceptible to bacterial canker.

SIZE AT MATURITY:  Dwarf - 8' x 12'| Semi Dwarf – 10-16' x 15'| Standard – 20' x 20'





  • About Us
  • |
  • Help
  • |
  • Contact Us
  • Full Site
Order Management System powered by MOM and SiteLINK7