Burgundy Plum

Prunus salicina

Burgundy is an all around great home-garden plum, delicious for fresh eating, cooking, drying and in jams and jellies. Reddish-purple fruit with deep red flesh ripens early July but typically keeps well on the tree for several weeks. Self-fertile, Hardy, yet produces in mild climates, requiring just 250-350 winter chill hours, Deciduous.

Light Needs: Full sun.

Watering Needs: Water regularly- weekly, or more often in extreme heat. Water deeply and less frequently, once established.

Average Landscape Size: Reaches 10 to 15 ft. tall and wide.

Key Features: Edible Fruit.

Blooms: Blooms in the spring.

Poisonous: No.