Early Gloden (Japanese) Plum

Description

Early Golden is a yellow/golden plum that is one of the first plums to ripen with a harvest in July. This variety was developed in Canada although it’s a Japanese plum variety. Early Golden plums are very hardy.  Fruit is very sweet with a yellow/red blush skin.  Great for eating fresh or cooking.  Early Golden plums are a heavy producer, you may need to thin out the fruit to keep a consistent harvest. Stores for about a week in the fridge.

Trees can live up to 40 years and have attractive white blossoms in spring.

Requires a pollinator, which must be another Japanese variety such as Shiro, Ozark Premier or Vampire.

Ripens: Late July (two weeks before Shiro)

Zone: 5-7

Fruit: Medium

These are four-year old trees that have a 20mm caliber. They are potted in 10G pots. Trees will be branched out and mature around 15ft.