Oak Summit Nursery
New Oka Cherry Plum
New Oka Cherry Plum
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$15.00 CAD
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New Oka Cherry Plum combines the fruit quality of Japanese plum with the cold hardiness of its cherry plum ancestry. Its fruit is slightly larger than Dura, with a bright, complex flavour, and ripens earlier than Opata and many related hybrids.
Compare the cherry plum cultivars growing at Oak Summit Nursery.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2
- Mature size
- About 8 ft tallOne nursery's estimate. A shrub form cherry plum
- Fruit
- Dark bluish black fruit with wine red fleshAbout 1.2 in across, as Prairie growers describe this group of cherry plums
- Uses
- Fresh eating and preservesHighly flavoured. The red flesh adds colour to jam and juice
- Cropping
- Heavy crops two to three years after plantingTypical for cherry plums
- Site and soil
- Full sun and soil that drains wellAvoid low spots where frost settles
Ripening
Third week of August
Reported on the Canadian Prairies
More about this plant
A sandcherry and Japanese plum cross
New Oka is a cherry plum that combines western sandcherry and Japanese plum ancestry. It is a different variety from the older cherry plum called Oka.
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – CanadaPollination
Plant New Oka with other distinct cherry plums for a better chance of fruit. No tested partner is known for it, so two or three different cherry plums give the best odds. Western sandcherry and American wild plum may also supply pollen, though neither is a sure thing.
The cherry plums we list are sold out right now.
How the cherry plums compare
The cherry plums we grow, side by side.
| Variety | Introduced | Parentage | Fruit | Size | Flavour and use |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compass | 1896. H. Knudson, Minnesota | Sandcherry crossed with a native plum. Accounts differ on which | Dark purple red skin, yellowish flesh | About 1 in | Jelly and canning |
| Sapa | 1908. Niels Hansen, South Dakota Experiment Station | Sandcherry × Sultan Japanese plum | Purple skin with a blue bloom, dark purple flesh | Small, about 1 in | Sweet and tart. Jam and canning |
| Opata | 1908. South Dakota Experiment Station | Sandcherry × Gold Japanese plum | Dark purplish red skin with a blue bloom, green flesh | About 1⅜ in | Sweet with a lively acid note. Preserves |
| Sapalta | 1941. Introduced from Brooks, Alberta | Open pollinated seedling of Sapa | Reddish purple skin, deep purple flesh | Small to medium | Sweet and tart. Fresh, canning and jam |
| Convoy | 1941. Released by Boughen Nurseries, Manitoba | Western sandcherry × Japanese plum | Red skin, yellow flesh | About ¾ to 1¼ in | Sweet and juicy. Fresh, preserves, baking and canning |
| Dura | 1942. Morden Experimental Station, Manitoba | Seedling of Sapa | Dull green skin blotched with purple, red flesh | About 1⅜ in | Canning |
| Manor | 1945. Morden Experimental Station, Manitoba | Seedling of Sapa | Dark purple skin, purplish red flesh | Small, 1 to 1¼ in | Fresh, jam and canning |
| Kappa | 1960. Cecil Patterson, University of Saskatchewan | Sandcherry × Japanese plum | Dark bluish black skin. Sources disagree on the flesh colour | Small | Sweet and fruity. Fresh, jam and canning |
| New Oka | Not recorded | Western sandcherry × Japanese plum | Dark bluish black skin, wine red flesh | About 1.2 in | Highly flavoured. Fresh and preserves |
Years, parentage and introducers are as the nursery has long listed them, and have not all been checked against breeders' records.
Accounts of Compass differ, and its skin colour remains uncertain.
New Oka's colour and size are as Prairie growers describe this group of cherry plums.
Convoy's size is one retailer's figure.