My internet says that it is a popular commercial variety also popular for home orchards. Also they say its the most popular variety of plum as well as sold in supermarkets.
Maybe AI says different? I use google.
Strange differences in information.
There is a graft of Burbank on my Flavor Supreme Pluot.Grows well,but never has fruited in probably over four years.Although,there are photos,with loads of fruit online.
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That was just an estimate based on limited available data provided by CHAT, so I cannot confirm its accuracy. UCDavis lists these as the top 10 varieties grown in CA which is where over 90% of our nation’s plum production occurs.
Not sure if anyone lives near New York… i guess im not real far from there. So maybe they will work for me… also not sure about California data… i dont live near there.
This is a paper from Cornell that says “These plum varieties
are recommended for planting in New York”
Burbank made the list.
However maybe everything has changed since the paper was written… not sure on that.
The author was Robert Andersen who is a horticulture professor at the Geneva Experiment station and he led Cornell’s stone fruit program.
This nursery in New York makes it sound good on their description… not sure why they would carry it or talk about it otherwise.
The Burbank plum tree is a Japanese plum variety which is perfect for home orchards since it is hardy, bears fruit early, and sets heavy crops. These trees produce delicious red-purple plums with radiant white flowers in the spring. Not only is the fruit delicious, juicy, and aromatic, but it is also perfect for canning and baking as well as eating off the tree.
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Burbank in Northern Spain, is productive but not as exaggerated as in some photos that you see on the internet
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It does fine in NY as far as productivity goes but to my palate there are several plums in its season that taste better. If you want some wood send me a self addressed “stamped” envelope and I will send you some. You can find out yourself in the 2nd season of the graft if you stick a piece of wood to a water sprout on a vigorous tree, pulling it towards horizontal the 2nd spring. If you don’t like it much, you can cut off the branch.
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They are carrying it next year according to their website..
I wonder why after all these years it has been around that they start carrying them now?
Cummins says its “delicous and sweet”.
Cummins. OK I was going to ask which but now I see. I think it’s a pretty good plum for home orchards around here, but not one that will knock your socks off. The flesh is a beautiful amber color. I will check the one Burbank I now manage in a week or so and compare its resistance to black knot to others near it.
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I got Burbank Tangerine Plum in a scion swap. Is it the same as Burbank Plum, I wonder? The budwood looks like a european type plum.
Edit: I found an english nursery, describing Burbank Tangerine as prunus domestica, so they are not the same it seems.
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