It is known for its sweet, slightly tart taste, and deep purple-red color. This variety typically takes fewer years to begin bearing fruit than other plums.
This Japanese plum variety makes a stunning ornamental tree with its showy, pinkish-white blossoms in the spring.
A single tree can produce an abundance of fruit. Home gardeners and homesteaders will enjoy eating the plums fresh or cooking with them. For preservation, plums can be canned, made into jam, or dehydrated into prunes.
The skin of the plum is thin, and its yellow flesh clings tightly to the pit. Plums are good sources of fiber and are high in vitamins A, C, and K. Due to its dark red coloring, the Santa Rosa plum is high in the antioxidants known as anthocyanins.
It is self-pollinating, but cross-pollinating with other Japanese varieties such as Satsuma will result in greater yield.
Buy a Santa Rosa plum tree and enjoy this beautiful plant and its delicious fruit!
Zones 5-9
Full Sun
18-20' tall & wide