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Candy Heart Pluerry

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$64.99
$64.99 - $64.99
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SKU C359

Prunus x 'Candy Heart'

Famed fruit breeder Floyd Zaiger has crossed a cherry with a Japanese plum to create a wonderful new fruit he calls a Pluerry. Candy Heart's skin is dark speckled red and the delicious and uniquely flavored flesh is amber/red. It ripens after most cherries and Japanese plums and is pollinized by the Sweet Treat Pluerry or a later blooming Japanese Plum. Until very recently Cherry Plums were just a name for small plums, but now we have true crosses that incorporate cherry flavor into what looks like a plum.

USDA Zone: 6-9

Mature Height:  12' 

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: Midseason

Pollination: Needs a Pollinizer

Rootstock: Citation

Read our Plum Growing Guide

Size Options: Semi-Dwarf (4'-5')

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • I have a Shiro plum already. Will it pollinate this Pluerry?

    Probably yes, it needs an Asian plum.

  • Does weeping santa rosa plum pollinate the same as a regular santa rosa plum would? Ty

    Yes! For pollination purposes they are identical.

  • So if I don't have any peach, plum or apricot trees and I want to plant this Pluerry, I need to also plant an Asian plum, such as a Santa Rosa?

    Yes, it will only pollinate with other pluerries and Asian plums. Santa Rosa is best, but other Asian plums are usable.

  • Would a Flavor King pluot work as a pollinizer for this tree?

    Yes they should be compatible.

  • Can I use a burgundy plum as a pollinizer?

    Candy heart needs an Asian plum to cross pollinate with, Santa Rosa is best.

  • How far apart should I plant multiple semi-dwarf pluerrys?

    14-16 foot centers

  • I have a Santa Rosa plum tree. Will this work as a pollinator for the Candy Heart Pluerry? Many htanks!

    Yes it should work great!