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Dura Cherry Plum (Prunus besseyi x Prunus salicina)
Dura Cherry Plum (Prunus besseyi x Prunus salicina)
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Dura Chery Plum is a Sapa seedling from Morden (1942). Low spreading shrub with heavy annual crops. Fruit about 3.5 cm (1.5"), dull green blotched purple, red flesh. Ripens late August and often hangs into October. Excellent for canning; good all purpose processing. Needs a compatible chum or Japanese plum for pollination.
Hardiness: Zone 2–3
Here's a comparison of the cherry plum cultivars we're growing.
| Name | Year Introduced | Breeding Parentage | Breeder / Institution | Flesh Color | Skin Color | Size | Flavor / Use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass | 1896 | Sand cherry (Prunus besseyi) × “Minor” (Miner) plum (Prunus hortulana group) | H. Knudson, Springfield, Minnesota | Yellowish | Dark purple-red | ~2.5 cm (small) | Excellent for jelly; good for canning |
| Sapa | 1908 | Sand cherry (P. besseyi) × ‘Sultan’ (Japanese plum, P. salicina) | South Dakota Experiment Station, Brookings, SD | Dark purple | Purple with bluish bloom | ~2.5 cm (small) | Excellent for canning and jam |
| Opata | 1908 | Sand cherry (P. besseyi) × ‘Gold’ (Japanese plum, P. salicina) | South Dakota Experiment Station, Brookings, SD | Yellowish-green | Greenish, overlaid reddish-purple | 2.5–3 cm (small) | Good for preserves |
| Kappa | 1960 | Sand cherry (P. besseyi) × Japanese plum (P. salicina) | University of Saskatchewan (Cecil Patterson) | Yellow-green | Dark, bluish-black at maturity | Small (≈ cherry-plum size) | Sweet, fruity “cherry-plum” flavor |
| Sapalta | 1941 | ‘Sapa’ × open-pollinated (pollen parent unknown) | Canadian selection (Brooks, Alberta) | Dark purple | Reddish-purple | Small to medium | Sweet-tart; excellent for canning/jam |
| Dura | 1942 | ‘Sapa’ seedling | Morden Experimental Station, Manitoba | Red | Dull green blotched with purple | ~3.5 cm (medium-small) | Excellent for canning |
| Manor | 1945 | ‘Sapa’ seedling | Morden Experimental Station, Manitoba | Dark red | Dark purple-red | 2.5–3 cm (small) | Excellent for canning |
Plant Details
Our cherry plums are own rooted plants.
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