Santa Rosa Plum Tree

Buy Santa Rosa Plum Trees for sale at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida. Santa Rosa Plum, botanically known as Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’, is a classic Japanese plum variety known for its beautiful red to purple skin, sweet-tart flavor, and rich old-fashioned plum taste.

Santa Rosa is one of the best-known Japanese plum varieties and has been planted in home orchards for many years. The fruit is attractive, flavorful, and useful for fresh eating, jelly, preserves, desserts, baking, and backyard recipes. The flesh is yellow to red near the skin and may have pink streaking near the pit, giving the fruit a pretty interior color when ripe.

This plum tree is a good option for customers who want a dependable, flavorful plum with both fresh-eating and cooking value. Santa Rosa Plum blooms in spring and produces summer fruit when chill hours, pollination, and growing conditions are suitable.

Santa Rosa is often listed as partially self-fruitful, but planting another compatible plum nearby is still a good idea for better fruit set and heavier crops. Like most plum trees, it performs best in full sun with well-drained soil and regular pruning.

Customers searching for plum trees near me, Santa Rosa plum trees for sale, Japanese plum trees, red plum trees, or fruit trees for sale near DeFuniak Springs, FL will appreciate Santa Rosa for its classic flavor, attractive fruit, and home orchard value.

Well adapted to many Southern climates where chill hours and bloom timing are suitable, Santa Rosa Plum is a good choice for local gardeners wanting a traditional Japanese plum tree from a trusted local nursery.

Plant Details:

• Plant Type: Fruit tree
• Botanical Name: Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’
• Common Name: Santa Rosa Plum
• Fruit Type: Japanese plum
• Fruit Color: Red to reddish-purple skin when ripe
• Fruit Flesh: Yellow flesh with red coloring near the skin and possible pink streaking near the pit
• Fruit Flavor: Sweet-tart, rich, and flavorful when ripe
• Fruit Season: Summer; often mid-season depending on weather and location
• Bloom Time: Spring, depending on chill accumulation and weather
• Chill Hours: Commonly listed around 300–500 chill hours
• Mature Size: Often about 15–25 feet tall, depending on pruning, rootstock, and growing conditions
• Sunlight: Full sun is best for flowering and fruit production
• Soil: Prefers well-drained soil; plums do not tolerate extended flooding
• USDA Zones: Commonly grown in zones 5–9 where chill hours are suitable
• Pollination: Partially self-fruitful, but planting another compatible plum nearby is recommended for better fruit set and heavier crops
• Good Pollinator Options: Methley, Satsuma, Burbank, Bruce, or another compatible Japanese plum with overlapping bloom time
• Uses: Fresh eating, jelly, preserves, baking, desserts, edible landscapes, home orchards, backyard gardens, small farms, and Southern fruit plantings
• Maintenance: Needs full sun, good drainage, annual pruning, fruit thinning when needed, and regular fruit tree care for best production

Local Pickup / Contact Information:
Available at Advanced Nursery Growers in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

No shipping at this time; local pickup only. Please contact us for current availability, sizes, and pricing.

Advanced Nursery Growers
1911 McLeod Road
DeFuniak Springs, FL 32435
Call: 850-391-2228
Email: info@advancednurserygrowers.com

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