Description

• Origin: ’ came from a tree received by Burbank from Yokohama, Japan, in Dec. 1885 and was first named “Blood Plum of Satsuma” after a province in Japan
• Tree: Medium to large, upright-spreading, vigorous, moderately productive, bearing heavier crops as the tree becomes older
• Chilling Requirement:
• Low: 300 chill hours
• Pollination: Santa Rosa, Queen Rosa, Red Ace, Formosa, some degree of self-fertility
• Fruit: Medium rounded fruit, semi-clingstone
• Skin: Mottled maroon over green skin
• Flesh: Dark red meaty flesh, sweet, mild, not tart
• Harvest:
• Mid: Late
• Uses: Eating, excellent for jam