Description
Santa Rosa Plum
- Prunus ‘Santa Rosa’
- Fruiting flowering deciduous tree
- Bloom color: White
- Bloom time: Spring
- Fruit: ‘Santa Rosa’ Plum
- 5 gallon pot
Height: 20 feet
Spread: 20 feet
Sunlight: 
Hardiness Zone: 4b
Other Names: Japanese Plum
Description:
This variety bears large crimson red fruit with a sweet flavor; an upright spreading tree that is quite ornamental; needs full sun, well-drained soil; a pollenizer is not absolutely necessary, but fruit production will increase if there is one
Edible Qualities
Santa Rosa Plum is a small tree that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces crimson round fruit (technically ‘drupes’) with yellow flesh which are usually ready for picking in late summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.
The fruit are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Cooking
- Baking
- Preserves
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