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List of plum cultigens

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This is a list of plum cultigens.

Table of plums

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Common name Image Color Additional information Refs
Alderman Burgundy Large yellow fleshed fruit. From Minnesota [1]
Amber Jewel Crimson Red Skin with an orange or gold blush [2]
Black Amber Dark Crimson
Black Ice Dark Blue Red flesh and tough skin, vigorous and hardy [1]
Bullace Blue
Casselman Red Smooth-skinned and can be either fairly firm or slightly soft and are very sweet [3]
Damson Blue [4]
El Dorado Dark Purple Has amber flesh and a sweet flavor even when firm [3]
Greengage Green [3]
Laetitia plum Red [5]
LaCrescent Yellow Yellow flesh, freestone [1]
Lemon plum Yellow
Mirabelle Yellow [6]
Mount Royal Deep blue Yellow-green flesh, hardiest of the European plums [1]
Opal Light red Bred in Sweden and released in 1925. A cross between a plum and a gage.
Perdrigon
Pembina Red (with blue bloom) Yellow flesh. From South Dakota [1]
Pipestone Red Very large fruit with yellow sweet juicy flesh, clingstone [1]
Queen Garnet Dark red Red flesh. Rich in anthocyanins. Originated in Australia [7]
Reine-Claude Yellow
Santa Rosa Red-violet
Superior Red Large fruit with yellow sweet juicy flesh, clingstone [1]
Toka Red Yellow flesh, also known as the bubblegum plum. From South Dakota [1]
Underwood Red From Minnesota, medium yellow fleshed fruit [1]
Victoria Red
Waneta Red Yellow flesh, prolific. From South Dakota [1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Fruit Variety" (PDF). sdstate.edu. South Dakota State University. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Amber Jewel Plums Information and Facts". Specialty Produce.
  3. ^ a b c "Fruit Variety". berkeleywellness.com.
  4. ^ Plum Variety Descriptions, Michigan Plum Growers
  5. ^ LAETITIA, stargrow.co.za
  6. ^ Plum tree species - an overview, orangepippintrees.co.uk
  7. ^ Fanning K; Edwards D; Netzel M; et al. (November 2013). "Increasing anthocyanin content in Queen Garnet plum and correlations with in-field measures". Acta Horticulturae. 985 (985): 97–104. doi:10.17660/ActaHortic.2013.985.12.