Brooks European Plum Tree

Brooks Plum Tree This very large and sweet, dark purple plum is great for fresh eating, preserves, canning and drying. The Brooks Plum Tree was the main variety in Oregon’s dried plum industry and makes superior, very large, dried prunes, great for baking and for nutritious mid winter snacks. Latin Name: Prunus x domestica Site and Soil: Plums like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil. Rootstock Description: A semi-dwarf rootstock for Plums and other stone fruits, Marianna produces trees 10′-12′ in height or less. Pollination Requirements: Partially self-fertile. Plant with another European like Italian Plum for best crops. Hardiness: Hardy to minus 30°F. Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting Size at Maturity: 10-12 ft. in height. Taste: Sweet Fruit Skin: Dark Purple Fruit Flesh: Yellow Bloom Time: March Ripening Time: September Yield: 50+ lbs. Pests & Diseases: Our plums are not bothered by pests. Bacterial Canker can occasionally damage trunks or branches. Symptoms of this disease are exudations of amber-colored sap. Spraying lime-sulfur or copper in the fall and early spring can help control Bacterial Canker. USDA Zone: 4-9