Plum tree
A good home grown plum tree produces very sweet fruit that are far superior to what you can buy in a grocery store.
Our varieties of plum trees are cold hardy and therefore suitable for growing in northern Canada. Unlike apples or pears, plums do not keep well and have to be eaten fast once picked. In order to bring them to the market, they are harvested before totally ripened. If producers were to wait for full ripeness, they would end up with smashed plums on the grocery shelves. The problem with this system is that when plums are harvested, they stop ripening, and can not continue to develop sugar. When harvested ripe, the plums are delicious, very sweet, juicy and melt in your mouth. Believe me, once you have tasted home-grown plums, you won't be able to buy any more plums from the grocery!
The classification of plum trees is very complicated, so we will simplify for the sake of easy reading. The plum trees of interest to us are divided into three categories: the European plum (Prunus domestica), the American plum (Prunus americana) and the Japanese plum (Prunus salicina). The plum tree pollination is even more complicated. To make it simple, remember that if a plum tree is not indicated as self-fertile, it must be pollinated by a Canadian plum (Prunus nigra). As an example, two different plum trees planted beside each other, like Grenville and Fofonoff, will yield almost nothing if they are not planted close to a Canadian plum (Prunus nigra).
By the way, if you have already had a plum tree at home for many years and it never gave fruit, think about that! It is probably only missing a Canadian plum to pollinate it!
The only exceptions to this rule are European Plums such as Petite Soeur de la Mont Royal, Ewing Blue and Elroy, which all need another European plum to be pollinated and cannot be pollinated by the Canada Plum.
Despite all their qualities, plum trees have the drawback of flowering early, what means that the flowers have a high risk of freezing. When the flowers freeze, there won't be much fruit. On average, you can expect to have one good year out of three. Some microclimates are also more suitable to prevent this, one of them is the proximity of a lake or sea.
A plum tree will grow up to 4 to 5 meters (13-16 feet), will give fruit at 6 years old on average and should be planted 4 meters (12-15 feet) apart.
Our pear trees inventory is somewhat limited for spring 2021, but you have a decent extra choice of varieties in our collection here. If you don't see a price on the right side of the description, it is because it is already sold out for spring. We are very sorry about this. The others will be back in stock in January 2022 for Spring 2022 deliveries. We thank you for your patience!
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La Crescent - A freestone plum looking and tasting like apricot
'La Crescent' plum's taste is reminiscent of apricots! It is freestone and it was introduced by the University of Minnesota.
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Petite Soeur de la Mont-Royal Plum Tree - Zone 3b - A self-fertile european plum
The round blue skinned fruit has a very sweet and aromatic flesh.
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Hardygold plum tree - Zone 3 - A very productive plum tree
The Hardygold plum tree is a must for cold climate, it is hardy to zone 3 and produces a wonderful sweet plum.
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Grenville plum tree - Mild and sweet plum in zone 3
The Grenville fruit tree is hardy to zone 3 and gives red-orange plums with golden flesh. It is mild and sweet, delicious.
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Pembina Plum Tree - Plums for the North in Zone 2
We have decided to stop offering Pembina and replaced it with a variety named Acme, which is similar in all regards, but more resistant to diseases.
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Canada plum - Prunus nigra - The best plum pollinator
The Canadian plum (Prunus nigra) is native, but it is also the best plum tree to use as a pollinator for hybrid plum trees.
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Valton Plum Tree
Definitely the most reliable and productive of the trees we have seen. Has one of the longest harvests. Sweet, juicy and fresh flavors. The ideal plum tree.
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Underwood Plum Tree
Underwood plum is a delicious semi-freestone red plum originating in Minnesota. It ripens quite early and keeps better than other plums.
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Brookgold Plum Tree - Zone 2 - Sweet and Juicy Freestone Plum
Brookgold plum is a deliciously sweet freestone plum for fresh eating. Hardy to zone 2 with yellow flesh and a delicate golden exterior.
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Alderman plum Tree - Zone 4 - Unbelievably sweet Japanese plum, highly ornamental
The Alderman plum is an extremely sweet Japanese type plum. It is a precocious bearer and can often be expected to begin giving fruit after 2 years.
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Ewing Blue - Zone 4 - Very cold-hardy European plum
Ewing Blue is a large multi-purpose European plum that makes particularly good prunes. A reliable tree producing fruit of excellent quality.
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American Plum - Prunus americana - Zone 2
The American plum tree is the next best pollinator after the Canada plum and our seedlings come from a tree that has been proven to give excellent quality fruit and is one of the most productive we’ve ever seen.
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Surprise Plum - A discounted price for an unknown variety - Zone 4
You want an plum tree but do not know which one to choose? You live in zone 4 or warmer? Surprise is for you!
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Unique hybrid plum trees, seedlings from our orchard!
Thanks to the passion of the founder of this nursery, we have been inspired into attempting to create new varieties from seed - hoping to find some that are even more hardy and better tasting than those already existing.
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Brookred Plum Tree - Zone 3 - A Crimson-Red Plum
Brookred is very cold-resistant, hardy to zone 3a; and produces sweet and flavoursome dark red plums with orange flesh.
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Collection Plum trees
We have a large collection of hardy plum tree varieties, and we sometimes have some extras to share! This section is intended for collectors or enthusiasts looking for rare or special varieties.
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Plant a set of 3 plum trees - Zone 4
These plum trees will give you the most beautiful white flowers which will pervade your neighbourhood with their delicate perfume in May, and you will feast on their fruits in August and September.
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