Methley Plum Tree

Introduced:  1922, Africa

A cultivar of Japanese plum, Methley has a reddish-purple skin and blood red flesh and is juicy, sweet, and mild with a distinctive flavor — good for fresh eating or jelly.  The tree is hardy, drought-tolerant and low-maintenance and shows a profuse bloom of white flowers in Spring. Clingstone.

Blooms Early Season

Ripens Early July

Best Uses - Fresh Eating, Cooking, Preserves.

Dwarf root stock: Krymsk

1/2” Caliper +/-

4 foot tall +/-

Final height of 12 feet +/-

Will mature in 6-7 years

Plum Tree Notes:

Plant where trees will get sun for most of the day in a well drained soil. Dig a hole large enough to accommodate the roots, don’t add fertilizers or compost when filling the hole, save those for a top-dressing once the tree leafs out. Always protect your new trees with a “mouse guard” either a wrap from a garden center or a tube made from hardware cloth. Plum trees need cross-pollination and at least 2 different varieties must be present.

PICK TREES THAT BLOOM AT THE SAME TIME FOR PROPER POLLINATION AND FRUITING!