Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Plum

Variety/Cultivar

Ruby Blood

Fruit Description

Japanese-type blood plum, small to medium, roundish plum, mottled green skin with a heavy bloom, flesh. Fruit is quite tart, but then is completely sweet and delicious if allowed to ripen properly. Ripen well off the tree.

Common Uses

A delicious late-season blood plum. Semi-freestone, good for eating fresh, bottling, and jam. Keeps quite well for several weeks in the fridge.

Origin

Pollination

Pollinised by other Japanese-style plums, e.g. Mariposa, Amber Jewel.

Chill Hours

Blossom Time

Harvest Time

Late season, late March to early April

Production Notes

These trees can be shy croppers, and can take a number of years to settle down and start producing regular crops. Trees are quite upright.

Disease Susceptibility

Moderately susceptible to bacterial spot.

Images

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