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Long John European Plum

bare-root trees
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$39.00
Item: 7440-A
stock details: 3–6' bare-root trees
Prunus domestica
Midsummer.

Robert Andersen intro, NY State Ag Exp Stn, Geneva, NY, 1993.

Elongated dark maroon freestone fruit with blue waxy bloom has orange firm sweet-tart flesh. Good fresh eating or dried for prunes. Ripens in late September in central Maine.

Named after renowned plum breeder John Watson from Geneva, NY. Upright spreading form. Heavy producer. Showing good cold hardiness and resistance to bacterial leaf spot in our trials. Partially self-fertile but plant a second variety for best pollination. Zone 4.

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Quick Details
Harvest Season
midsummer
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Additional Information

European Plums

Although European plums are self-pollinating, planting two different varieties will improve pollination. (Will not pollinate hybrid plums.) Mature trees are 15–20', or smaller. Space 20' apart.

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