Canada Wild Plum Seeds
$8.95 CAD
Oak Summit Nursery
Opata Cherry Plum
Opata Cherry Plum
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$18.00 CAD
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Fall 2026 plant sale
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Opata Cherry Plum is a Sand Cherry and Japanese Gold Plum hybrid introduced by the South Dakota Experiment Station in 1908. It has a compact habit, begins bearing young on one year wood, and ripens earlier than many other cherry plums.
The early fruit is about 1 3/8 inches across, with dark purplish red skin, a blue bloom, and firm green flesh. Its sweet flavour has a lively acid note without the skin astringency found in some cherry plums.
Compare the cherry plum cultivars growing at Oak Summit Nursery.
| 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 |
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Fall 2026 plant sale
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