| Cultivar Name: |
Satsuma
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| Type |
Plum/prune |
| Synonyms |
'Blood Plum Satsuma', 'Blood Plum of Satsuma'
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Species |
Prunus salicina
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Culinary
Fresh Market
Preserves
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| Chill Requirement |
300 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
Medium
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| Flesh Color |
deep red
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| Pit |
Semi-freestone
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| Ripening time |
+6
weeks relative to
Santa Rosa
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| Self Compatible |
Partially Self Compatible
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| Pollinators |
Pollinate for improved production with Japanese varieties such as Beauty, Burbank, Methey, Santa Rosa, Shiro, Toka, Wickson
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| Description |
A Japanese Plum.
‘Satsuma’ came from a tree received by Burbank from Yokohama, Japan, in Dec. 1885 and was first named “Blood Plum of Satsuma” after a province in Japan (Hedrick, 1911). Buds were sold under the original name in 1887, and the trees were first sold in 1889. The tree medium to large, upright-spreading, vigorous, moderately productive, bearing heavier crops as the tree becomes older. Fruit are small to medium, round, or slightly flattened; skin is mottled dull red and green, somewhat tough, and bitter; flesh is firm, juicy with a rich almond-like flavor. It is adapted to areas with low winter chill, and so popular in southern California; it is a probable parent or ancestor of ‘Mariposa’. It is never much cultivated commercially but important for local markets and home plantings.
Great taste. Small pit. Fruits in mild winter areas but also cold hardy for colder climates. Cold hardy to U.S.D.A Zone 5-10.
Harvest Season: late mid-season. Ripens: Late July through August, depending on location. |
| References |
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Sierra Gold Nurseries Variety Descriptions. Link
- UC Davis Fruit and Nut Research & Information. Link
- L.E. Cooke Co. Fruit and Nut Tree Variety Descriptions. Link
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- UC Davis Fruit & Nut Research & Information; Plum Rootstock & Scion Selection; Link
- Growing Temperate Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
in the Home Garden and Landscape, Home Orchard UC Davis; Link
- The California Backyard Orchard, University of California, Plum and Prune (Japanese: Prunus salicina; European: Prunus domestica); Link
- Luther Burbank’s Plums, Hort Science; Link
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