Plant Database
Sugar Prune
Prunus domestica ‘Sugar’
True to its name, the Sugar Prune Plum is a champion of sweetness, boasting one of the highest sugar contents of any plum. This remarkable European variety produces medium-sized, dark red-purple fruit with firm, green-yellow flesh that is extraordinarily rich and sweet. When cooked or dried, it transforms into a deep, jewel-toned magenta, making stunning preserves and the sweetest, most flavorful prunes imaginable. For those who prize intensity of sweetness above all, the Sugar Prune is an unrivaled choice.
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Renowned for its exceptionally high sugar content, making it phenomenally sweet.
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Flesh is firm, green-yellow, and turns a dramatic deep red-purple when cooked or dried.
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Self-pollinating, though yields improve with a cross-pollinator.
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Produces reliable crops of medium-sized, oval fruit.
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A compact, manageable tree, often maturing around 12-15 feet tall.
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Primarily grown for drying into premium prunes and for making intensely sweet, colorful jams.
Flavor Profile:
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Flavor: Intensely, purely sweet with very low acidity.
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Texture: Very firm and dense.
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Best Uses: Produces the sweetest dried prunes. Creates breathtakingly red jams, jellies, and fruit leathers. Also excellent for baking where extra sweetness is desired.