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Waneta Plum Tree
Waneta Plum Tree
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Waneta is a South Dakota plum that bears heavy crops of large red fruit over yellow skin. The juicy yellow flesh is sweet and suited to fresh eating, canning, and preserves. Fruit is clingstone and ripens near the end of August.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 3
- Fruit
- Large plums, red over yellow, in heavy cropsSweet, juicy yellow flesh. Clingstone
- Uses
- Fresh eating, canning and preserves
- Mature size
- About 12 ft tall and 20 ft wide
- Site and soil
- Full sun and soil that drains wellAvoid low spots where frost settles
Ripening
Near the end of August
Timing varies with season and site
More about this plant
From South Dakota
Waneta is a South Dakota plum.
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 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
Waneta needs pollen from a compatible plum. University of Minnesota Extension lists Toka, American plum and Canada plum as pollen sources for it.
| Plant alongside | Pollination requirement |
|---|---|
| Canada Plum Wild Seedlings | Listed by University of Minnesota Extension as a pollen source for Waneta. |
| American Wild Plum | Listed by University of Minnesota Extension as a pollen source for Waneta. |