QUAINT BLOOMING FRUITING TREE WITH LOVELY FALL FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Blooms produced in spring are white and fragrant adding interest to any location its planted
- Shielded in bright green foliage from spring to summer come fall shades of yellow will close out the year
- Purplish-red in color these plums are juicy and sweet when ripe they are great for eating right from the branch
- With spring blooms comes the invitation for pollinators to make a pit stop in spring, when fruits appear birds will enjoy a quick snack on their daily flights.
- Needing a location where full sun is possible try planting you very own home orchard or add the Santa Rosa Japanese Plum to a themed fruiting garden and enjoy its beauty
- For a bigger and better harvest try planting two or more Plum trees in close proximity to each other
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Mature Height: 12-15' tall
- Mature Width: 12-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 12-15' apart
Santa Rosa Japanese Plum
Bower & Branch Trees and Plants
Prunus salicina 'Santa Rosa'
Regular price
1(866) 873-3888
QUAINT BLOOMING FRUITING TREE WITH LOVELY FALL FOLIAGE
FEATURES:
- Blooms produced in spring are white and fragrant adding interest to any location its planted
- Shielded in bright green foliage from spring to summer come fall shades of yellow will close out the year
- Purplish-red in color these plums are juicy and sweet when ripe they are great for eating right from the branch
- With spring blooms comes the invitation for pollinators to make a pit stop in spring, when fruits appear birds will enjoy a quick snack on their daily flights.
- Needing a location where full sun is possible try planting you very own home orchard or add the Santa Rosa Japanese Plum to a themed fruiting garden and enjoy its beauty
- For a bigger and better harvest try planting two or more Plum trees in close proximity to each other
- Hand selected fresh from our grower
- Ships on our trucks because of the size of the tree - does not fit in a box
Growth Facts
- Hardiness Zone: 5-9
- Mature Height: 12-15' tall
- Mature Width: 12-15' wide
- Exposure: Full Sun
- Spacing: 12-15' apart
Why plant Santa Rosa Japanese Plum?
The Santa Rosa Japanese Plum is an excellent tree for the first-time fruit tree grower and will give you the satisfaction of having tasty sun-ripened plums right outside your door, without a lot of fuss. The fruits have a deep crimson skin surrounding an amber flesh that has that classic sweet-tart plum flavor. Santa Rosa Plum is partially self-fertile, meaning that it will set fruit on its own, but if there’s another Plum Tree in the vicinity, you’ll get a bumper crop. After you’ve eaten your share of fresh fruit, you’ll be scanning cookbooks for recipes for plum cobbler, plum preserves, plum chutney, and plum dumplings. Mmm... now we’re getting hungry!
The Santa Rosa Japanese Plum was developed over a century ago by the legendary plant breeder, Luther Burbank. Burbank had one of the greenest thumbs in the history of horticulture and gifted the world with over 800 useful new varieties of plants—many of them fruit trees, berries, nuts, and vegetables that still nourish us today. (The famous Russet Burbank potato was another of his creations.) Plant breeding is a slow, painstaking process, and for him to have brought so many improved selections to market is truly incredible. Burbank worked in California and named this tree after the city of Santa Rosa.
How to use Santa Rosa Japanese Plum in the landscape?
Not only will you get a yearly bonanza of luscious, wholesome plums each year, but your Santa Rosa Japanese Plum Tree will also treat you to a parade of delightful early-season blossoms. Santa Rosa greets the warming days with masses of sparkling white flowers that hug the branches, exuding a sweet fragrance that summons early spring pollinators to get to work. Plum blossoms have long been a motif in Japanese art, and you will know why when you see Santa Rosa lighting up your landscape every year.
Planting Zones
Hardiness Zone: 5-9
How To Plant Santa Rosa Japanese Plum
Site your Santa Rosa Japanese Plum in a sunny, slightly elevated position (away from low-lying "frost pockets"), where late freezes are less likely to hit those early spring flowers. The soil should be fertile and free draining; if the roots stay wet for too long, they may begin to rot. Maintaining proper moisture and nutrition levels are critical, especially during the important establishment period.
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How Does Shipping Work?
Bower & Branch Trees, the real BIG trees, don’t fit in a box! Our big trees, sizes XL and bigger, require expert delivery and care, that means our extra-large trees are shipped on Bower & Branch trucks. We are the only ones who know how to ship our big and bigger trees and plants with tender loving care. We deliver your trees and plants directly to you. Ask Bower & Branch about planting services – we'd be happy to assist in installation.
*For Big trees and Shrubs, Size XL and bigger: Review our Seasonal Shipping Timelines and Policy here.
Your trees and plants are grown across the United States at various Bower & Branch Growers. Depending on your location, your plant orders may be shipped from various locations. Please expect orders with multiple items to be delivered over a number of days as a result. Orders made up of numerous items or selections will not arrive at your home on the same day.
Shipping Delays:
From time to time, Bower & Branch Growers may determine to delay order shipment based on various factors for plant health. Weather in your region, as well as, where your plants are grown, is always considered when shipping. Extreme weather conditions may delay some or all of your order. Bower & Branch allows our Growers to make final shipping decisions based solely to benefit your trees and plants’ health and success.
How Does Sizing Work?
The size of our trees have nothing to do with the container size like you may find elsewhere–big doesn't mean just height - it’s also vigor, age, and overall health. Other online retailers are going to tell you that a plant is a seven gallon, that means nothing to your tree or plant (or you.)
Our trees for sale online are graded on large, x-large, and even bigger sizes. This is because our trees are sized by their age—the higher the letter, the more mature the tree. The age determines the trees’ overall height, size of the trunk and the overall branch density.
All of these characteristics are what you should be looking for when choosing a tree for immediate impact and instant curb appeal. Our extra-large tree and plant sizes are sure to wow you and your neighbors!
See the size guides below.
Our Guarantees
3-YEAR-TREE GUARANTEE:
Bower & Branch offers a Three-Year Tree Guarantee on all of our trees, sizes X-Large and up. Only the finest and the most experienced growers are awarded the opportunity to grow for Bower & Branch, so we offer the best guarantee available.
If your tree(s) should fail for any reason during the three-year guarantee period, you will receive an online gift card in the amount that you originally spent on the tree.* You can then use this online gift card for any Bower & Branch Purchase.
* Bower & Branch provides online gift cards in the amount of the original purchase price of the tree(s). The amount does not include any additional costs such as delivery, planting, tax, or any other products or services. Online gift cards can be applied towards any Bower & Branch purchase on BowerandBranch.com and have no expiration dates. Bower & Branch does not guarantee tree replacement or availability of any desired product at any time. Cash refunds are not offered. Bower & Branch requires that all original tags and receipts are present when a guarantee request is initiated. The Bower & Branch Three-Year Guarantee only applies to plant material that has been planted in the ground. Container plantings are NOT covered.
At Bower & Branch, we do our best to honor all guarantee fulfillment requests to ensure customer satisfaction. However, we reserve the right to refuse the request if the required guarantee steps were not satisfied. Bower & Branch also reserves the right to deny any guarantee fulfillment request that is made as a result of animal damage, problems with plant hardiness and zone issues, or acts of nature (snow storms, hurricanes, and similar).
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- Email: plantwhisperers@bowerandbranch.com
- Phone: 866-873-3888
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