Golden Nectar Japanese Plum Tree
Popular yellow dessert plum. Large, oblong fruit with waxy, thin, amber skin. Amber flesh is firm, sweet and flavorful. Very small pit. Requires around 400 hours of chill time.
Latin Name: Prunus salicina x ‘Golden Nectar’
Site and Soil: Plums like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Rootstock Description: Citation
Pollination Requirements: Plant with another Japanese plum variety
Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30° F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting
Size at Maturity: 10-12 ft. in height.
Taste: Sweet, honey flavor with tangy skin
Fruit Skin: Amber yellow
Fruit Flesh: Amber yellow
Bloom Time: Late March
Ripening Time: July – August
Yield: 50+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying lime-sulfur or copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker.
USDA Zone: 5-9