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.

These are three-year old trees that have a caliber between 15-20mm. Trees will be branched out and mature 15-20ft.

Ripens: Late July (two weeks before Shiro)

Zone: 5-7

Fruit: Medium

Trees are bareroot (not potted) and are available for local pickup from April 25 – April 28, 2025.