Superior Plum Tree

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Botanical Name: Prunus 'Superior'
Height: Standard: 12-15 feet. Reachables: 6-8 feet. Reachables tree heights will vary some based on location, soil, light, temperature, and other environmental factors.
Spacing: Standard: 20 feet. Reachables: 6-10 feet.
Depth: Locate the planting depth indicator, the marked line above the tree's root system. The graft should be about 2 inches above the soil surface.
Spread: Standard: 15 feet
Light Required: Full Sun
Pollinator: Kaga, Alderman or wild plums.
Foliage: Green foliage.
Blooms: May
Zone: 4 - 8 (-20° F.)

Form: Upright, deciduous.
Flower Form: Yes.
Soil Requirements: Plum trees adapt to most soil types, as long as they are well-drained. They will not grow in wet soil. They do best in a slightly acidic, (pH 6.3-6.8) clay loam soil.
Growth Rate: Medium growth rate.
Pruning: Prune European plum trees as you would apple trees. Prune hybrid plum trees like peach trees. Prune Japanese plums just like you would prune hybrid plums. The best time to prune plums is early Spring or early Summer during a dry day. Never prune in Winter (to avoid silver leaf disease).
Comments: Quick-growing clingstone! Rosy, red-blushed, crimson fruits are bursting with super-sweet yellow flesh. Rich full-bodied flavor, delicious for fresh eating. One of the first to ripen. Ripens mid to late August.

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Most times, orders having items with different shipping schedules are held in full until the entire order is ready to ship based on your grow zone.

Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August.

Spring 2019 Shipping Schedule for Plants
Zones	Annual Vegetable Plants	Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes
1A-4A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/25/19 - 6/14/19	5/20/19 - 6/7/19
4B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/25/19 - 6/14/19	5/20/19 - 6/7/19
5A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	5/13/19 - 6/7/19
5B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
6A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
6B	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
7A	5/13/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
7B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/14/19	4/29/19 - 6/7/19
8A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 6/14/19	4/22/19 - 6/7/19
9A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/14/19	4/22/19 - 6/7/19
10A & B	4/15/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/14/19	4/15/19 - 6/7/19
Last Order Date	6/17/2019	6/10/2019	6/3/2019

Zones	Onion Plants	Fruit Trees	Bareroot Roses
1A-4A	4/1/19 - 5/10/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/15/19 - 5/31/19
4B	4/1/19 - 5/10/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/15/19 - 5/31/19
5A	3/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 5/31/19
5B	3/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 5/31/19
6A	3/4/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 5/31/19
6B	2/25/19 - 5/10/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 5/31/19
7A	2/18/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 5/31/19
7B	2/11/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 5/31/19
8A & B	1/28/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 5/31/19
9A & B	1/7/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	1/21/19 - 5/31/19
10A & B	1/7/19 - 5/10/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	1/21/19 - 5/31/19
Last Order Date	5/6/2019	6/17/2019	5/27/2019

Zones	Tropicals & Houseplants	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
1A-4A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/29/19 - 6/21/19
4B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	4/29/19 - 6/21/19
5A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19	4/1/19 - 6/21/19
5B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/18/19 - 6/21/19
6A	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19
6B	4/29/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19	3/4/19 - 6/21/19
7A	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/21/19
7B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/25/19 - 6/21/19
8A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/18/19 - 5/24/19
9A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 5/24/19
10A & B	4/1/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 6/21/19	2/11/19 - 5/24/19
Last Order Date	6/17/2019	1A-7B:6/17/19 8A-10B: 6/3/19	1A-7B:6/17/19 8A-10B: 6/3/19

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

In all cases, we choose the fastest, most efficient way to send your orders via the U.S. Postal Service or FedEx. Large orders or large items may be shipped to you in multiple packages.

Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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