Description

True to its name, the Sugar Prune Plum is a champion of sweetness, boasting one of the highest sugar contents of any plum. This remarkable European variety produces medium-sized, dark red-purple fruit with firm, green-yellow flesh that is extraordinarily rich and sweet. When cooked or dried, it transforms into a deep, jewel-toned magenta, making stunning preserves and the sweetest, most flavorful prunes imaginable. For those who prize intensity of sweetness above all, the Sugar Prune is an unrivaled choice.

• Renowned for its exceptionally high sugar content, making it phenomenally sweet.

• Flesh is firm, green-yellow, and turns a dramatic deep red-purple when cooked or dried.

• Self-pollinating, though yields improve with a cross-pollinator.

• Produces reliable crops of medium-sized, oval fruit.

• A compact, manageable tree, often maturing around 12-15 feet tall.

• Primarily grown for drying into premium prunes and for making intensely sweet, colorful jams.

Flavor Profile:

• Flavor: Intensely, purely sweet with very low acidity.

• Texture: Very firm and dense.

• Best Uses: Produces the sweetest dried prunes. Creates breathtakingly red jams, jellies, and fruit leathers. Also excellent for baking where extra sweetness is desired.