Plant Database
Burgundy Plum
Plum ‘Burgundy’
The Burgundy Plum is the epitome of reliability and easy-going sweetness. This self-fertile tree is a prolific producer of medium-sized, round fruit with beautiful, deep burgundy skin and matching sweet, red flesh. Its flavor is consistently mellow and sweet with very low acidity, making it a crowd-pleaser for all ages. An excellent pollinator for other plum varieties and boasting a long harvest season, Burgundy is a steadfast, no-fuss tree that delivers abundant, delicious fruit year after year.
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Known for its reliable, heavy crops of uniformly sweet, mild-flavored fruit.
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Self-pollinating and one of the best universal pollinators for other Japanese plums.
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Skin is a deep, wine-red (burgundy) color; flesh is sweet red and semi-freestone.
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Flavor is mellow, sweet, and very low in acid.
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Has an extended harvest period as fruit ripens gradually.
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A hardy, adaptable deciduous tree with a strong structure.
Flavor Profile:
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Flavor: Consistently sweet, mild, and pleasant with almost no tartness.
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Texture: Crisp yet juicy.
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Best Uses: A fantastic all-purpose plum for fresh eating, canning, baking, and making preserves. Its reliable sweetness makes it very versatile.