About Our Plum Trees
Plum Tree Pollination
The Mount Royal is a European self fruitful plum. The others do require a pollinator.
Plum Tree Sizing
Bareroot plum trees are a 9/16″ to 11/16″ caliper size and 6-8′ tall with branching.
Plum Tree Rootstock
The plum trees are on a standard Prunus Americana or dwarfing St. Julian. Please see descriptions for mature height.
Opening Saturday, September 3rd for 2022 Fall apple season.
American Plum (Shrub Form)
Mature Size: 15-20′ (Height) 15-20′ (Width)
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Mid-Summer
Native to North America, this easy-to-grow shrub has many uses. It is a popular wildlife planting in or on the edge of forests, but it is also a heavy-yielding plant producing small plums excellent for jams, jellies, wines and fresh eating. It is sometime used in landscaping for creating a hedgerow. The American Plum is self-pollinating, but is an excellent pollinator for other plum trees.
These are available as 4′ bareroot plants.
BlackIce (sold out for 2022)
Mature Size: 8′-12′ (mature height)
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 4-8
Ripens: Early August
Semi-clingstone. Cross between a cherry plum and a conventional Japanese dessert plum resulting in a large fruit with superior winter hardiness and an early ripening date.
Compass Cherry Plum
Mature Size: 5-8′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Late July/Early August
Clingstone. Red cherry plum excellent for jams, jellies, canning and sauces. Usually bears fruit a couple years after planting. Best pollinated with Sapalta Cherry Plum, Toka Plum or Nanking Cherry.
LaCrescent
Mature Size: 10-15′ Height
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 4-8
Ripens: Early to mid-August
Freestone. High quality yellow fruit that is sweet and juicy. Small to medium fruit excellent for fresh eating or preserves. Vigorous tree. 1919 introduction that is a cross between Shiro and Howard Yellow.
Mount Royal (sold out for 2022)
Sizes: 8′-12′ (mature height)
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 4-8
Ripens: Late August
Freestone. Considered the best blue cultivar in WI and MN. Excellent fresh eating, preserves, jam. This variety is self fruitful and does not require a pollinator. However, this plum will not pollinate another variety.
Pembina
Mature Size: 10′-15′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Late August
Clingstone. Large, red, pointed fruit with sweet yellow flesh. Very good dessert plum. 1923 introduction.
Pipestone (sold out for 2022)
Mature Size: 10′-15′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Late August
Clingstone. Very attractive, large red plum with a golden blush. Sweet, juicy, yellow flesh with excellent quality. 1942 U of MN release. Fresh eating, jam and jelly. Very hardy. Lisa’s favorite plum tree!
Sapalta Cherry Plum
Mature Size: 5-8′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Late July/Early August
Semi-clingstone. Purple cherry plum. Good crops of medium-sized fruit excellent for preserves, wine, etc. Can be eaten fresh, but does have some tartness. Best pollinated with Compass Cherry Plum, Toka Plum or Nanking Cherry.
Superior (sold out for 2022)
Mature Size: 15′-20′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 4-8
Ripens: Late August
Clingstone. 1933 release from the U of MN. Large fruit with dark red skin. Sweet, juicy yellow flesh. Considered one of the best plums on the market.
Toka
Mature Size: 15′-20′
Bareroot Price: $39 *Includes tree guard and mycorryzal inoculant. Please see nursery homepage for pickup info. Remember, we do not ship!
Zone: 3-8
Ripens: Mid-August
Clingstone. Also known as “Bubblegum”. This is a prolific producer of medium sized fruit that is richly flavored. Excellent fresh eating. This plum is a highly regarded pollinator for other varieties. Introduced in 1911 from the South Dakota Experiment Station.
Waneta (sold out for 2022)
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Bareroot Price: $39
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