Flavor King plum
Prunus salicina
Flavor King is a plum-apricot hybrid, known as a Pluot - the flavour is plum-like but the flesh texture is similar to an apricot.
Flavor King plum identification images
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USDA identification images for Flavor King
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Visitor reviews
- 30 May 2011 Ken WindsorSUFFOLK, United KingdomI've just planted this Pluot and would be interested to hear how others grow it. I bought it from T and M and it looked like a walking stick when unpacked but seems to have romped away. Any tips for pruning /shaping? It is growing in a fairly sheltered space in open ground. came as
Tree register
United States
- Sam Murphy in WOODLAND, WA
United Kingdom
- Asthon Pinheiro in Swindon, UK
- Dave Hoare in Harefield, MIDDLESEX
- Jean Lippett in Martock, SOMERSET
Spring blossom records for this variety
2019 season
- 25th February 2019 - tree owned by Asthon in Swindon, United Kingdom
2018 season
- 13th February 2018 - tree owned by Asthon in Swindon, United Kingdom
2011 season
- 15th May 2011 - tree owned by Dave in Harefield, United Kingdom
2010 season
- 5th May 2010 - tree owned by Dave in Harefield, United Kingdom
2009 season
- 7th May 2009 - tree owned by Dave in Harefield, United Kingdom
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Harvest records for this variety
Origins
- Species: Prunus (interspecific) - Interspecific
- Developed by: Zaiger Genetics
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Cling-stone: Semi-freestone
- Picking season: Late
- Fruit persistence: Ripens over a period
- Food uses: Eating fresh
Growing
- Flowering group: 1
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Vigour: Slightly small
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
Climate
- Chill requirement: Low-chill
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Hot (>30C / 86F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cold (< 20C / 67F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Flavor King plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
Flavor King plum trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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