Japanese Plum Prunus salicina
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Japanese Plum:
- Phonetic Spelling
- PROO-nus sah-lih-SEE-nuh
- Description
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Japanese Plums are small flowering trees that bloom earlier in the spring and their fruits ripen earlier in the summer than European plums. They also typically require fewer chilling hours than European plums to set fruit.
Cultivars of this tree dominate the market for plums in this and other countries and tend to have larger fruits.
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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'Burbank'
Produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin withamber yellow flesh 'Byrongold'
Produces round fruit with yellow skin and flesh that has a red blush 'Methley'
Produces medium to large sized fruit which has a purple to red skin 'Ozark Premier'
Produces large red plum with yellow flesh, with a firm, finely grained taste - 'Burbank', 'Byrongold', 'Methley', 'Ozark Premier'
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'Burbank'
Produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin withamber yellow flesh 'Byrongold'
Produces round fruit with yellow skin and flesh that has a red blush 'Methley'
Produces medium to large sized fruit which has a purple to red skin 'Ozark Premier'
Produces large red plum with yellow flesh, with a firm, finely grained taste - 'Burbank', 'Byrongold', 'Methley', 'Ozark Premier'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Prunus
- Species:
- salicina
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Uses (Ethnobotany):
- Used in Chinese herbal medicine
- Life Cycle:
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Stem Cutting
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Russia, China, Vietnam, Taiwan
- Wildlife Value:
- This is a larval host plant to Eastern Tiger Swallowtail (Papilio glaucus). You may see three flights from February-November in the deep south and two flights from May-September in the north.
- Edibility:
- Fruits are edible raw or cooked. Fruit can be candied or made into a liqueur, pies, preserves or dried
- Dimensions:
- Height: 20 ft. 0 in. - 33 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 15 ft. 0 in. - 30 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Edible
- Tree
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12-24 feet
- 24-60 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Pink
- Fruit Value To Gardener:
- Edible
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Fruit Description:
- The fruit is a red to purple juicy drupe 1.5 to 3 in. in diameter with yellow-pink flesh. Harvested in the summer
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- White
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- White five petaled flowers appear in the spring
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 3-6 inches
- Leaf Width:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- The leaves are 2-4 in. long and 1-2 in. wide, with a serrated margin
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Butterfly Garden
- Edible Garden
- Pollinator Garden
- Design Feature:
- Flowering Tree
- Attracts:
- Butterflies
- Pollinators
- Problems:
- Problem for Cats
- Problem for Dogs
- Problem for Horses
