Gulf Ruby Plum Tree

This is a gulf ruby plum and it is a really great low chill plum so it is great if you are in warmer areas.

Gulf ruby plum tree.

Next to a gulfgold for pollination. Cross pollinate with a gulf gold or gulf blaze which crop a little later so this will also extend your fruiting season into. Needs another plum tree for pollination. The gulf series of plum trees have been developed to adapt to our mild low chill winters.

Rich flavor purple red skin and rose red center. About as beautiful as a plum can get. Gulf varieties of plum trees are japanese type plums and will make fruit that are smaller than your average plum. Gulf ruby plum tree is a medium sized plum with ruby red skin and honey sweet yellow flesh.

Fruit ripens early may. Plum gulf ruby juicy yellow flesh clingstone large size if properly thinned attractive red skin blush resistant to bacterial spot. Plums taste absolutely gorgeous rich and sweet. Fruit need early bagging from fruit fly.

Gulfrose has heavy crops of medium sized fruit. Although bred by the university of florida in 1982 gulf ruby plum trees prunus salicina gulf ruby were never patented because the tree turned out to be susceptible to bacterial spot disease. It cross pollinates with all the other gulf serie. Low chill japanese variety suitable for warmer coastal areas.

Non patented variety from the university of florida. Plant in full sun. Both are prolific but the gulf ruby is a bigger tree. We recommend another gulf series variety.

Ripens around mid november to mid december. The gulf ruby plum is a low chill plum that crops in early november. Gulf rose plum tree low chill tropical plum. Very low chill 275 hrs.

They will produce fruit from the fort myers area to the panhandle of florida the lower southern regions of georgia and the warmer areas of the gulf coast states. Fruiting months november and december. Mature fruits are about 1 2inches in diameter and are usually ready for harvest around may to june. Plum gulf ruby grafted diana s edible fruits update.

Needs another plum tree for pollination. Grows to 4 m x 4 m. Gulf ruby ripens in november gulfgold in december. Gulfbeauty gulfblaze and gulfrose are all low chill hour plum trees that will grow well in florida.