Prunus salicina 'Oxheart' ~ Oxheart Plum

Prunus salicina 'Oxheart' ~ Oxheart PlumOxheart Plum is a semi dwarf deciduous tree with a showy display of fragrant white flowers but is primarily grown for its fruit. Its heavy bearing of rose colored summer fruits have a sweet tart flavor that is good fresh or used for cooking. Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well drained soils. Type: Tree Origins: China and Indochina Height: 18 20 Spread: 18 20' Spacing: 18 USDA Hardiness Zone: 6 9 Culture: Full Sun Bloom Color: White Season of

Oxheart Plum is a semi-dwarf deciduous tree with a showy display of fragrant white flowers but is primarily grown for its fruit.  Its heavy bearing of rose colored summer fruits have a sweet-tart flavor that is good fresh or used for cooking.  Grows best in full sun and rich, moist well-drained soils.  

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  High Maintenance. Needs regular watering.  Plums have a lot of pest and disease issues  and may necessary.  Potential issues include scales, borers, mites, aphids, leaf spots and rots.  Fallen fruit can be messy if not harvested.

 LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Wildlife Garden, Naturalized Areas, Ponds and Streams, Edible Gardens, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Strawberry, Peach, Apple

IMAGE: Photo by Forest and Kim Starr, starr-110727-7940-Prunus_cerasifera_x_salicina-fruit-Polipoli-Maui

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.