Description

• Origin: October Purple is said to be a cross of Satsuma and a seedling Salicina plum; it was first fruited by Luther Burbank in 1892 and was introduced by Stephen Hoyt’s Sons, New Canaan, Connecticut, in 1897. The variety was named October Purple by Burbank but ” Purple ” has been dropped in accordance with the rules of the American Pomological Society A very valuable Japanese Plum and latest of them all – Mr. Burbank pronounces “The Best of Them All
• Tree: Tree variable in size and vigor, upright-spreading, open-topped, hardy for a Salicina
• Blossom And Pollination: Satsuma
• Fruit: Large
• Skin: Dark purple to almost black, clingstone
• Flesh: Flesh light yellow frequently tinged with red, very juicy
• Harvest:
• Mid: Late
• Uses: Eating, cooking