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Irregular
Medium
Prunus salicina ‘Burbank’
10' - 35'
10' - 20'
3' - 4'
Burbank is the most popular variety of plum, so it’s no wonder that this tree is a common choice for home orchards and commercial production alike. It’s a Japanese cultivar that is hardy, bears early and sets heavy crops. The fruit is great to eat fresh or can, and it makes great jams and jellies.
Just a little tip: If you want to keep the birds from eating all of your delicious plums, plant mulberries close by. They’re the one fruit birds prefer to plums.
Full Sun
Acidic, Alkaline, Loamy, Well Drained
Plum trees provide food and cover for butterfly larva, birds and mammals.
Plum seedlings were sent from Japan to legendary plant breeder Luther Burbank in 1885. Recognizing the superior quality, Burbank sent some of the fruit on to a Professor Van Deman, who was a pomologist for the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Van Deman recommended that the new (to the U.S.) fruit be named after Burbank, and the American Pomological Society added it to their catalog in 1897.
