Superior Asian Hybrid Plum

Prunus americana x salicina ‘Superior’

Proving its name since 1933, this very hardy Asian-American hybrid from Minnesota remains a favorite both for flavor and for toughness! The very large fruit has true red skin and delicious, meaty, yellow flesh. Even folks who don’t usually like plums, from Michigan to Virginia, agree this plum is Superior!

It blooms with and is pollinized by late-blooming Asian plums like Shiro, Emerald Beaut, or Toka. The tree bears a heavy crop of heart-shaped, clingstone fruit at an early age. Plums ripen in August, and keep well on the tree.

USDA Zone: 3-9

Grow Height:  14′ 

Sun: Full Sun

Ripening Time: August – September

Pollination: Needs a Pollinizer

Rootstock: Dwarf – St. Julian, Semi-Dwarf – Krymsk-1, Semi_Dwarf – Marianna 2624

Read our Plum Growing Guide