Castleton plum
USDA identification images for Castleton
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.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Valor (parent)
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Origins
- Species: Prunus domestica - European plum
- Originates from: New York, United States
- Introduced: 1993
- Developed by: Cornell University
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Fruit colour: Blue - dark
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
Using
- Picking season: Early
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweet/Sharp
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking period: early August
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Beginner
- Flowering group: 3
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Growth habit: Spreading / Flat-topped
- Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Castleton plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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