Golden Nectar European Plum Tree
Popular yellow dessert plum. Large, oblong fruit with waxy, thin, amber skin. Amber flesh is firm, sweet and flavorful. Very small pit.
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: Partially self-fertile. Plant with another European variety like Mirabelle for better crops.
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