Description
It is hard to Zone 3
600 chill hours
it prefers a protected
The huge fruit is very crisp and crunchy
Grows to 8'-10' tall and has attractive white blossoms in early spring
Beauty Asian Plum Features_Self Fruitful It is hard to ZonePrunus salicina x 'Beauty' Beauty is one of the richest flavored Japanese plums; a wonderful blend of sweet and tart that melts in your mouth. The tree is fast growing and extremely productive, bearing bright red, medium sized fruit with amber streaked, red flesh. This was one of developer Luther Burbank's favorites of his plum varieties, and was introduced in 1911. The fruit is reminiscent of Santa Rosa, but much better suited to cool weather