Bluebyrd plum
Prunus domesticaA late-season disease-resistant European plum with a dark blue skin and a sweet flavor.
USDA identification images for Bluebyrd
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.
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Origins
- Species: Prunus domestica - European plum
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Blue - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Cling-stone: Semi-freestone
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 2-3 weeks
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: August
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Growth habit: Upright
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Chill requirement: High-chill
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Mild damp climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Black knot: Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Bluebyrd plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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