PNW folks really liked it a few years ago it seems.
Even Leaders like it
This forum is scattered with many more positive reviews… but also some bad reviews with issues of black knot in some areas as well as some other issues. Hard to find any bad reviews or negative talk on those that have obtained ripened fruit.
But Methley may not really be classified as a Japanese plum… supposedly Methley plum is a hybrid between P. salicina and P. cerasifera from South Africa.
Some people refer to Methley as Sugar plum and others lump it into Blood Plums.
Interesting to say the least.