Santa Rosa Plums have a round to slightly heart-shaped fruit with a smooth, dark purple skin. The flesh is juicy, amber-colored, and has a sweet-tart flavor. They are excellent for eating fresh, baking, making jams, and canning.
Santa Rosa Plums thrive in full sun, requiring at least 6 to 8 hours of direct sunlight per day. They prefer well-draining soil with a pH range of 6.0 to 7.5. Adequate water drainage is important to prevent root rot.
Santa Rosa Plums are partially self-fertile, but they will produce better fruit yields if cross-pollinated with another plum tree of a different variety. Planting another compatible plum variety nearby will help ensure successful pollination and increase fruit production.
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Height: |
15’ - 25’ |
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Spread: |
10’ - 20' |
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Spacing: |
15’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
5 - 9 |
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Bloom Color: |
White |
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: High Maintenance. Needs regular watering. Plums have a lot of pest and disease issues and may necessary. Potential issues include scales, borers, mites, aphids, leaf spots and rots. Fallen fruit can be messy if not harvested.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Edible Gardens, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Strawberry, Peach, Apple
* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
