Toka is a cold-hardy Japanese-style plum, also known as Bubblegum on account of its sweet fruity flavor.
USDA identification images for Toka
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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Tree register
United States
- Andrew Plumer in Ashfield, MA
- Susan in MINNESOTA
- Trevor Roth in Erhard, MINNESOTA
Spring blossom records for this variety
2015 season
- May 2015 - tree owned by Andrew in Ashfield, United States
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Harvest records for this variety
2018 season
- 3rd week August 2018 - tree owned by Susan in , United States
Origins
- Species: Prunus salicina - Japanese plum
Identification
- Country of origin: United States
- Period of origin: 1900 - 1949
- Fruit colour: Red
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Long
- Flower form: Single flower (5-8 petals)
- Flesh colour: Golden / Yellow
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Round
Using
- Cling-stone: Clingstone
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1 week
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Picking month: August
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Pollinating others: Good
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Precocious
- Attractive features: Attractive flowers
- Attractive features: Attractive fruit
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
- Sunlight: Prefers full sun
- Growth habit: Upright-spreading / Vase
- Flowering season: Early
Climate
- Cold hardiness (USDA): Zone 4 (-34C)
- 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)
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Toka plum trees for sale:
- Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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Where to buy fresh fruit
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