Elephant Heart Plum Tree
--VARIETY INFO-- Elephant Hear Plum- Variety Information Dark red skin with semi-freestone flesh. Sweet with little or no tartness and a pleasing, mild flavor. Great choice for milder climates. The tree has a narrow, upright growth habit. Japanese varieties bloom and ripen earlier, tend and to have larger crops. Larger, firmer fleshed, and rounder than European plums. Japanese plum trees have rougher bark, more persistent spurs, and more numerous flowers than European plums. They are also more precocious, disease-resistant, and vigorous than European plums. By pruning, you can keep your tree at any height. USDA Zone 5-9, Requires 500 chill hours to set fruit. Protect when temperatures fall below -20°F. Pollinator required: Beauty or Santa Rosa plum Approximate harvest period (for Central CA): September. Grafted onto Mariana 26-24 rootstock Click here to view "Fruit Tree Rootstock Information" Click here to view our "Fruit Tree Variety Chart" This tree will be shipped dormant