|
PLUMS
CULTIVAR |
HARVEST
PERIOD |
DESCRIPTION |
|
Pioneer |
November
to December |
Bright
red. Sweet, melting in the mouth texture. |
|
Red
Beaut |
November
to December |
Dark
red. Less flavour but still sweet |
|
Sapphire |
December |
Purple
skin. Taste excellent. |
|
Santa
Rosa |
December |
Red. Full
of flavour, good to eat. |
|
Souvenir |
December
|
Purple on
yellow skin colour. A juicy, melting texture.
|
|
Lady
Red |
December
to January |
Yellow but
will turn red after storage. Excellent taste with a sweet
taste. |
|
Gaviota |
January |
Red-
yellow, turns red after storage. Melting texture and very good
to eat. |
|
Harry
Pickstone |
January |
Turn red
after cold storage. A sweeter cultivar |
|
Van der
Merwe |
January |
Red to
purple. High sugar and delicious. |
|
Laetitia |
January |
Bright red
with lenticels. Very good to eat. |
|
Flavor
King |
January |
Bright red
with many lenticels. Excellent taste and unique eating
qualities- fit for a king. |
|
Larry
Anne |
January to
February |
Bright red
with white lenticels. Juicy, firm and wonderful to
eat. |
|
Songold |
February |
Yellow
fruit becomes light red. Very tasty and
juicy |
|
Casselman |
February |
Bright red
fruit. Firm textured with an acidic
taste |
