Ozark Premier Plum is a fruiting deciduous tree with a spreading crown and showy display of fragrant white flowers but is primarily grown for its extra large, semi-freestone summer fruit. Its heavy bearing of red colored summer fruits have a firm and sweet yellow flesh flavor that is good fresh or used for cooking. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils. Ozark Premier is self-pollinating and starts producing within 3-6 yrs wit ha chill requirement of 700-800 hours.
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Origins: |
China and Indochina |
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Height: |
8’ - 20’ |
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Spread: |
8’ - 20' |
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Spacing: |
12’ |
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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
IMAGES: Photo by Fir0002/Flagstaffotos, Plum on tree02, GFDL v1.2, (2) Forest & Kim Starr, Starr-100505-6012-Prunus cerasifera x salicina-flowering habit with green fruit-Polipoli-Maui (24670071069), CC BY 3.0 US
*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.
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