Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’
Japanese Plum
The fruit has dark red-purple skin and sweet, juicy, red flesh. Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ is highly productive, with good disease resistance, making it an excellent choice for organic growing and areas with high humidity. The fruit ripens in late-summer to early-autumn, and Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ produces white flowers in the spring season. Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ requires Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’ for pollination. Additionally, the leaves of Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ turn yellow in the autumn months. Prunus salicina is deciduous and native to Russia, China, Taiwan, and Vietnam. Learn more about Prunus salicina. Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ was selected in 1985 by W. R. Okie and his colleagues at the Agricultural Research Service Southeastern Fruit and Tree Nut Research Laboratory in Byron, Georgia, United States and was released in 2004.
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Deciduous
Height: 4.0m
Width:
3.0m
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- yellow
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- white
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- purple
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Prunus salicina ‘Ruby Queen’ stock information
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