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Plums

Plum trees (Prunus domestica) will bear fruit for about 25 to 30 years; a mature standard tree yields 1 to 2.5 bushels annually, a dwarf tree yields 1/2 to 1 bushel annually.

Variety	Chill Hours	Pollination	Fruit Ripens
Methley	< 150	self-fruitful	early June
Beauty	150	self-fruitful	early June
Burgundy	150-250	self-fruitful	July-Aug.
Green Gage	150-350	self-fruitful	July
Kelsey	150-400	self-sterile	mid-July
Late Santa Rosa	150-400	self-fruitful	early Aug.
Santa Rosa	150	self-fruitful	June
Satsuma	150-300	self-sterile	late July to early Aug.
Weeping Santa Rosa	150	self-fruitful	July
Mariposa	250	self-sterile	late July to early Aug.
Wickson	500	semi self-fruitful	Aug.

Methley

Medium to large fruit. Purplish skin with juicy, melting, red flesh. Delicious flavor. Self-fruitful

Chill Hours:	< 150
Pollination:	self-fruitful
Fruit Ripens:	early June

Beauty

Large fruit. Bright red skin. Amber flesh tinged with red. Sweet flavorful. One of the better early varieties and more productive along the coast than Santa Rosa.

Chill Hours: 150

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: early June

Burgundy

Medium fruit. Reddish-purple skin. Firm, meaty red flesh. Sweet will little or no tartness and a pleasing mild flavor. Good for mild winter areas, yet cold hardy. Very productive narrow upright habit.

Chill Hours: 150-250

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: July-Aug.

Green Gage

Medium, round fruit. Greenish-yellow skin. Juicy, very-sweet flesh. Wide Climatic range. Sets heavy even coastal Southern California and replaces Santa Rosa as a pollinator for Denver. Self-fruitful

Chill Hours: 150-350

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: July

Kelsey

Large, Heat-shaped fruit. Greenish-yellow skin with red blush. Yellow, rich, juicy flesh with small pit. Recommended pollinizer: Santa Rosa, Beauty or Wickerson.

Chill Hours: 150-400

Pollination: self-sterile

Fruit Ripens: mid-July

Late Santa Rosa

Large, oval fruit. Purplish-red skin with blue bloom. Firm amber flesh tinged red; rich, pleasing tart flavor. Most popular plum in California and Arizona.

Chill Hours: 150-400

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: early Aug.

Santa Rosa

Large, oval fruit. Reddish-purple with blue bloom. Firm amber flesh tinged red; rich, pleasing tart flavor. Most popular plum in California and Arizona.

Chill Hours: 150

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: June

Satsuma

Large, nearly round fruit. Dark red skin. Firm, very juicy dark red flesh. Sweet, mild, not tart. Needs pollinator: Santa Rosa, Beauty or Wickson.

Chill Hours: 150-300

Pollination: self-sterile

Fruit Ripens: late July to early Aug.

Weeping Santa Rosa

Large oval fruit. Fruit resembles Santa Rosa, but is slightly sweeter at the skin. Unique small tree (semi-dwarf) with graceful weeping habit. Can make nice espalier. Self-fruitful

Chill Hours: 150

Pollination: self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: July

Mariposa

Large fruit. Purplish-red skin. Blood-red flesh, sweet, juicy, firm delicious flesh. Small pit ,nearly freestone. Needs pollinizer: Beauty, Santa Rosa, Catalina, Nubiana or Wickson.

Chill Hours: 250

Pollination: self-sterile

Fruit Ripens: late July to early Aug.

Wickson

Large fruit. Yellow and red skin. Firm yellow flesh, good flavor. Pollinized by Kelsy or Santa Rosa.

Chill Hours: 500

Pollination: semi self-fruitful

Fruit Ripens: Aug.

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