| Cultivar Name: |
Elephant Heart
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| Type |
Plum/prune |
| Synonyms |
'Burbank Elephant Heart'
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| Patent |
Not Patented
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| Usage |
Scion
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| Products |
Canning
Freezing
Fresh Market
Shipping
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| Chill Requirement |
500 chill hours required
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| Yield |
High
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| Flesh Color |
blood red
|
| Pit |
Freestone
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| Ripening time |
+8
weeks relative to
Santa Rosa
|
| Self Compatible |
Yes - Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Produces best when cross-pollinated. Pollinates with Beauty, Redheart or Santa Rosa.
|
| Description |
Japanese plum
Orig. in Sebastopol, Calif., by Luther Burbank. Introd. in 1929 by Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Parentage unknown. selected about 1920. Fruit: very large, heart-shaped, very juicy, rich distinctive flavor skin thick, mottled purple and green. Another description of fruit: bronze green skin that turns reddish purple when completely ripe.
Tree: strong and vigorous; hardy to Zone 5.
A favorite for home orchards on dwarf rootstock. Does well in northern, central and inland areas of southern California. Ripens over a 14 day period in midseason.
Harvest Season: Late |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
- Growing Temperate Tree Fruit and Nut Crops
in the Home Garden and Landscape, Home Orchard UC Davis; Link
- Luther Burbank’s Plums, Hort Science; Link
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