Plums Key

  Disease         Zone Adapatation¹
VarietyType Pollination Resistance4 56 78 10
Blue DamsonE BBK- · · ·
BurbankJ D · · · · ·
EmberJ E · · · · ·
Green GageE B · · ·
Italian Prune
     (Fellenberg)
EPPF · · · ·
MethleyJ CBK · · · · ·
Ozark PremierJ D · · · · ·
PresidentE ABK+ · · · · ·
Santa RosaJ CBK · · · · ·
ShiroJ DBK · · · · ·
StanleyEPP FBK- · · · · ·
UnderwoodJ E · · · · ·

¹ Based on USDA Plant Climate Zone Map.
² California only.

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TYPES
EEuropean blue plum
EPPEuropean prune plum
JJapanese red plum

POLLINATION KEY DISEASE KEY
ANot self-fruitful, pollinate with a B. BK+Resistant to black knot.
BSelf-fruitful, no pollinator necessary. BKFairly resistant to black knot.
CSelf-fruitful, but crop is improved by a pollinator; use a D. BK-Highly susceptible to black knot.
DNot self-fruitful, pollinate with another D.
EEmber and Underwood cross-pollinate well.
FSelf-fruitful, but crop is improved by a pollinator; use an F.