Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Plum

Variety/Cultivar

Satsuma

Fruit Description

Japanese blood plum, small to medium, roundish heart shape plum, mottled dark red skin with a heavy bloom, flesh is very dark blood red and meaty, with red juice. Good flavour, slight tang, freestone.

Common Uses

Origin

California

Pollination

Santa Rosa, Black Amber, Frontier, Narrabeen, any Japanese plum that flowers at the same time.

Chill Hours

Medium, est 600

Blossom Time

Early to mid season

Harvest Time

+ 7 days Mariposa

Production Notes

Heavy cropper, needs heavy, early thinning. Upright willowy tree.

Disease Susceptibility

Moderately susceptible to bacterial spot.

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