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Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'

Japanese Plum

This is another attractive deciduous fruiting tree for small gardens with strong upright growth. It produces a large sweetish purplish plum highly regarded for eating, preserving and stewing. The flesh is yellow.

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This tree currently has the following pot sizes in production.
40cm/27L 1.6-1.8m Available now
50cm/52L 1.8-2.2m In production
100L 2.2-2.50m In production
This tree is available to order (for trade customers only) as bareroot stock. Learn more…
Common Name Japanese Plum
Foliage Deciduous 241
Form Branches Ascending 26
Mature Size 4 x 3m
Family Rosaceae 77
Genus Prunus 44
Species Salicina 7
Uses
This is a very popular fruiting plum. A good choice for small gardens.
Position & Soil
Prefers a humus-rich soil in a full sun position in a moderate climate. Can be heavy bearing, so some thinning of fruit is required.
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Delivery
Based in Melbourne, Australia, our trucks deliver into Melbourne and its greater metropolitan area. We utilise green life freight companies to deliver beyond that point into country Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia and Queensland. We have certification ICA42 for the treatment of Myrtaceae stock delivered into South Australia. Due to quarantine restrictions we are unable to deliver into Western Australia and Tasmania. International delivery is not offered.
Deciduous
Branches Ascending
Small
Fruiting & Edible

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