The Black Ruby Plum is a popular Japanese plum variety known for its dark purple to black skin and sweet, juicy red flesh. It's a mid-season plum that typically ripens in July to August depending on your climate zone. Black Ruby plums are excellent for fresh eating, canning, and baking. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Black Ruby needs a pollinator to set fruit, but has low chill requirements of only 250 hours and good disease resistance.
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Origins: |
China and Indochina |
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Height: |
15’ - 20’ |
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Spread: |
15’ - 20' |
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Spacing: |
15’ |
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USDA Hardiness Zone: |
6 - 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
IMAGE: Photo by Simpson Nurseries TN, Black Ruby Plum.
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
