FRUIT TREE 

PRUNUS: PLUM

Plum trees are quite attractive with a beautiful display of showy white flowers in spring and a stunning show of orange color in the fall.  The fruit is great for eating fresh or for preserves and canning. They require pollination from another cultivar or seedling.  It is essential that the varieties bloom at the same time in order for pollination to take place.  Bees and insects can cross pollinate your tree from others growing in the neighborhood if they are within 450 feet of your tree.  Plums require full sunlight and well-drained soil.

 Plum Cultivars for the Prairies

Cultivar Name Height Spread

Zone

Fruit

Description
Brook Gold Plum

Prunus x 'Brook Gold'

 16 feet      12 feet 2 Medium sized, golden- yellow, free- stone fruit with tender skin. This vigorous grower ripens in late August-early September with high quality fruit that is good for eating fresh or cooking.   A Japanese Plum released from Brooks Alberta in 1980.
Brook Red Plum

Prunus x 'Brook Red'

 16 feet      12 feet 2 Medium sized, dark red fruit. A very vigorous grower that produces fruit that is good for eating fresh  or for cooking.  A hardy Japanese selection released from Brooks Alberta in 1962.
Pembina Plum

Prunus x 'Pembina'

 16 feet      12 feet 3 A juicy, sweet tasting fruit with yellow skin and firm, dark red skin.  This very hardy and productive tree produces the best large plums grown on the prairies.  These delicious plums ripen in  mid to late August. They are great for eating fresh, cooking and canning. One of the oldest plums for this region.  
Tecumseh Plum

Prunus x 'Tecumseh'

   3 Medium sized fruit that is  bright red with yellow flesh Good for eating fresh or cooking.

Compiled by Rachel Giesbrecht on June 8, 2004

 

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