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Field note · August 2025

sapalta cherry plum

Oak Summit Nursery · Southern Manitoba

sapalta cherry plum. last 2 photos are comparison sapalta top, mustang bottom. sapalta is sweeter with a slightly bitter skin, like a wild plum, very similar to but better tasting than mustang. larger than mustang, more elongated seed. kind of says a lot for mustang given that it's not well known for its fruit and more of just a rootstock. sapalta is good I would eat them fresh, a deep purple cherry plum that grows as a bush. productive and easy to pick.