PLUMS
Listed in approximate order of ripening
"J" denotes Japanese "E" European
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SHIRO (J)
Fruit round, medium-size, yellow and clear. One of the best yellow plums. Very productive.
SANTA ROSA (J)
One of the largest, most beautiful plums. Flesh yellow, delicious flavor. Excellent shipper.
FRIAR (J)
Fruit large, skin black when fully mature. Flesh amber, firm, good quality. Tends to set heavy crop.
SIMKA (J)
Fruit large, uniform, dark purplish-red skin. Flesh yellowish-white, sweet, very firm texture.
DAMSON (E)
Fruit small, oval, skin dark purple, flesh golden yellow. Excellent for home canning.
IMPROVED DUARTE (J)
Fruit extra large, heart-shaped, top quality with a flesh that's blood red in color.
EMPRESS (E)
Fruit large, similar to President but a better blue color. Yellow flesh of fine texture. Late-ripening.
PRESIDENT (E)
A late ripening shipping plum. Fruit is large, skin is blue in color. Yellow flesh of fine texture.
AUTUMN SWEET (E)(Patent Applied For)
Late maturing, very sweet, oval purple plum. Fully colored well before reaching its optimum
maturity. Firm and larger than Italian. Soluable solids at harvest are typically over 20%.
Excellent shelf life and dries well.
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