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Italian Prune European Plum

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$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
$59.99 - $59.99
$59.99
SKU C120

Prunus domestica 'Italian Prune'

Famous worldwide for reliability and heavy setting, Italian Prune plum is a large purple freestone plum with yellow-green flesh. Great for drying and canning due to their sweet and firm flesh, these plums are also fresh eating favorites right off the tree.

Hardy and widely adapted; resistant to bacterial spot. Fruit ripens in late summer. Can take a few years to mature to bearing age, but very long-lived in many conditions.

USDA Zone: 5-9

Grow Height:  12' 

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: August

Pollination: Self Fertile

Rootstock: Dwarf St. Julian, Semi-Dwarf Marianna 2624, Semi_Dwarf Krymsk 1

Read our Plum Growing Guide

Size: Dwarf (4'-5')
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

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  • How old are these that are shipped?

    3 years old and 4'-5' tall when shipped

  • What are the chill hours required for this tree and how long before bearing fruit? I'm a Master Gardener in Houston,Texas, but I loved eating them from the trees by the railroad tracks during my childhood in Iowa. I'm giving it a wing either way, but would like to know more. Thanks and I'm eagerly awaiting my tree!

    Roughly 800 chilling hours

  • How tall are the trees at shipping? 2-3ft, 3-4ft, or 4-5ft? Thanks!

    These trees are 4'-5' tall at shipping

  • When can the plum tree be planted

    We will ship this tree to you when the planting time is right for your zone. Typically early spring through early summer is fine, as long as the daytime temperatures remain below 70 degrees.

  • How old are the trees you are selling?

    2-3 years old at the time of shipping

  • Does the Italian prune have any resistance to black knot?

    No. The only european plum bred for black knot is President, which we do not currently carry.

  • How wide does the tree with Krymski rootstock grow?

    14-16 feet at maturity.

  • Is the Italian prune, European Plum self pollinating? Is there a specific tree that is recommended as a companion for cross-pollination? Thank you!

    It is self fertile and blooms so late there is poor pollination overlap with other plums.

Customer Reviews

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Jennifer M.
Italian prune plums

They arrived when they were supposed to. They were in good shape. They are planted & even have a few new leaves.

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James F.
Plum tree

Arrived which looked like just a stick. Soaked in water overnight and planted. Within a few days had buds coming out all over. Have to admit, I didn’t have much hope for tree but now just have to wait till tree matures and we get fruit

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Andy H.
Best condition so far.

My Italian plum tree arrived in better condition a than all my other trees that I ordered and planted this year. We planted 12 fruit trees in total fro 3 different suppliers and the Italian plum from rain tree nursery was the most established and in the best condition out of all of them. The trunk is the thickest out of all the others. We planted 5 apple trees all of them 3-4 feet tall a couple of them arrived with no branches and as thin as a pencil ( no more than 3/8”at the graft zone). This Italian plum is 3-4 feet with a trunk 2&1/2” across. If they have what I’m looking for in their inventory again I would definitely order from them again

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Janis T.
All good

Our tree arrived when promised, very well packed with no damage. It had been well-pruned but was still a decent size. We soaked the roots for about 10 hours then planted largely as recommended. Within a few days we saw budding, so all seems well!

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Carl M.
All's well that ends well

Arrived in April as scheduled even though ordered in December. Tree was healthy. Our weather remained unusually cold through April and into the first week of May, however. Consequently, the tree did not sprout until the second week of May. Coming along nicely now. All's well that ends well.

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