From early May through October 31, items shipping from our garden seeds warehouse ship twice a week, usually Tuesday and Thursday. For quickest turnaround time order online by noon Monday or Wednesday.
We will not be shipping orders of supplies between June 25 and June 27 as we conduct our annual inventory, and any orders received during these weeks will be shipped subsequently.
Prunus spp. Late Summer. [Standard (Tragedy × Sugar) × Stanley]. Tested as NY 58.900.9. Originally named Kenmore; trademarked as NY 9. Cornell Research Foundation NY 2003.
New freestone dessert and processing prune plum. Dark purple fruit averages 1½" × 3½". Very good quality yellow-green flesh.
A cross between Stanley and an old sweet and juicy 1911 Luther Burbank introduction called Standard. Resembles Stanley with notable improvements in productivity, disease resistance and pest tolerance.
Discovered as a young seedling in one of the New York State Fruit Testing nurseries in 1971 by plant breeder John P. Watson. Finally released 32 years later. Ripens about the same time as Stanley. Z4. (3-6' bare-root trees)
Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered
on or before March 7 will ship around March 31
through late April, starting with warmer areas and finishing in
colder areas. Orders placed after March 7 will
ship around late April through early-to-mid May, in the order in
which they were received.
Additional Information
European Plums
Although European plums are self-pollinating, planting two different varieties will improve pollination. (Will not pollinate hybrid plums.) Mature trees are 15–20', or smaller. Space 20' apart.
