Our young two year trees are most often feathered (side limbs). Size of tree Our trees range in height from 4-8 ft. Water Requirements: 12-15 gallons per week May through Sept. ***If sold out, please see our smaller 1-year French Plum trees. Long-lived and self-fertile. For further information on the French prune plum see below for assistance selecting this bare root plum tree for sale. Delicious for eating fresh, baking, chutneys, and drying. Medium-sized prune plum of red to violet purple skin over amber flesh. The French prune is very sweet, rich flavor with tender, fine-textured flesh. Today the French prune plum tree are sought by connoisseurs around the world. The French Prune tree was introduced to the States by Pierre and Louis Pellier, brothers who went to California for the Gold Rush, started a nursery business near San Jose in 1856 with plum cuttings they brought from France. Prunes were almost as precious as salt and were used to bargain wages during the 15th century. Traditionally the French plum was dried and kept over a long period of time when refrigerators did not exist and winter meant months with few fruits or vegetables.
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