PLUM VARIETIES FOR MASSACHUSETTS 



James F. Anderson 

 Department of Plant and Soil Sciences 



Variety 



Recommended for 



Harvesting Season 



Burmosa (J) 

 Formosa (J) 

 Shiro (J) 

 Great Yellow (J) 

 Santa Rosa (J) 

 Yakima (E) 

 Bradshaw (E) 

 Elephant Heart (J) 

 Imperial Epineuse (E) 

 Stanley (E) 

 Bavay (E) 

 Oneida (E) 



T 

 C - H 



T 



T 

 C - H 

 C - H 



H 



T 



H 

 C - H 



H 



T 



Late July 



Early August 



Early to mid-August 



Early to mid-August 



Mid -August 



Late August 



Late August 



Early to mid-September 



Early to mid-September 



Early to mid-September 



Late September 



Late September 



(J) Japaneses Species 



(E) European Species 



T - Trial H - Home C - Commercial 



Varities so marked are not equally adapted to all sections of the State, 

 Note: To insure successful pollination, it is advisable to plant more 

 than one variety of a particular species. 



Burmosa 



Formosa 



Shiro 



Variety Notes 



The tree is small in J5ize, medium in vigor and 

 tends toward biennial production. The fruit is 

 yellow with a bright red blush, becoming com- 

 letely overlaid with red, attractive, medium to 

 large in size, freestone and good in flavor. 



The tree is large, vigorous and moderately pro- 

 ductive. The fruit is large, attractive and 

 the yellow color tends to become completely over- 

 laid with red as the fruit ripens. The flavor 

 is very good and the fruit holds very well in 

 storage. 



The tree is medium is size and vigor. Shiro 

 tends to overset and thinning may be necessary 

 to maintain good fruit size and annual produc- 

 tion. The fruit has a very attractive, bright 

 yellow color, is of medium-small size and good 

 flavor. 



