Description

The Italian Prune Plum is the quintessential, time-honored European plum for drying and baking, revered for its perfect balance of sweetness, firm texture, and reliable production. This hardy tree produces an abundance of large, oval, deep purple fruit with rich, sweet yellow flesh that clings tenaciously to the freestone pit. While excellent fresh, its true glory is revealed when dried into succulent prunes or baked into classic tarts and cakes, where its flavor intensifies beautifully. With a graceful, spreading form and good cold tolerance, it’s a steadfast and productive choice for the home orchard.

• The classic European plum for making the finest dried prunes and for exceptional baking.

• Produces heavy crops of large, oval, freestone fruit with deep purple skin and sweet yellow flesh.

• Flesh is firm, dense, and less juicy than Japanese plums, concentrating its sweetness.

• Self-pollinating, but planting with another European plum will increase yield.

• A hardy, deciduous tree with a naturally spreading, weeping canopy that can be pruned to a manageable size.

• Ripens in mid to late season, offering fruit for fresh eating and processing over time.

Flavor Profile:

• Flavor: Richly sweet with a pleasant, balancing tartness.

• Texture: Very firm, meaty, and dense—ideal for drying and holding shape when baked.

• Best Uses: The premier plum for drying into prunes. Also superb for fresh eating, plum tarts, jams, and savory dishes.