What it needs & gives back
↓ Needs
Sunlightfull sun to partial shade
Watermedium to high
↑ Gives back
Fruitedible plums
Biomassmedium
Shademedium
Companions
Through the year
Flowering
Flowering occurs after sufficient chill hours are met and temperatures rise above 100C in early spring.
Fruiting
Fruit development begins approximately 60 days after flowering and continues for 2-3 months.
Harvest
Harvest typically occurs from July through September, depending on the cultivar and climate.
Senescence
Leaves begin to senesce and drop with the first autumn frosts and shortening day lengths.
Dormancy
Dormancy is induced by cold temperatures and short days, typically starting a couple of weeks after the first frost and lasting through winter.
Timing is relative to your local season (temperate Northern Hemisphere).
Soil interactions
Drainagewell-drained
Nitrogen fixingNo
MycorrhizalYes
Accumulatespotassium, calcium
Soil textureloam, sandy loam, clay loam
Organic matterMedium
Compaction toleranceLow
Propagation
Methodsgrafting, budding, seed
Difficulty2 / 5
Establishes in~3 yr
Stratificationrequires cold stratification for 2-3 months
Divisionnot applicable
Wildlife & pests
Attractsbees, pollinators, birds
Can host pestsplum curculio, oriental fruit moth, aphids, scale insects
Can host diseasesbrown rot, bacterial canker, plum pox virus