Name: Elephant Heart Plum
Brand: NVK Nurseries
SKU: 5257-20MM-10G
Price: 48.0 CAD
Availability: OutOfStock

Prunus salicina 'Elephant Heart'

This fruiting tree that produces edible fruit in the home orchard or kitchen garden.

Fruit is produced reliably in Ontario's climate; well suited to home orchard and kitchen garden use.
Flowers in spring provide pollinator value before the fruit develops through summer.
Plant in full sun with well-drained soil.
Best in full sun with well-drained soil.

Size

9 mm caliper, bare root

20 mm caliper, 10 gal

$89.00

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Quantity

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Plant Characteristics

Sunlight

Full sun

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Moisture

Well-drained

Hardiness Zone

5 – 5

Mature Height (meters)

5.0 – 6.0

Mature Spread (meters)

5.0 – 6.0

Growth Rate

Medium

Flower Colour

White

Foliage Colour

Green

Fall Colour

Red

Bloom Time

Spring

Habit

Spreading

Pollinator Friendly

✓

Attracts Birds

✓

Landscape Uses

Accent, Border

Growing & Maintenance Tips

Plums grow best in a moist, well-drained loam or clay soil, in full sun. Early spring flowers are very showy, adding to their visual appeal.

Notes

Elephant Heart' is a Japanese plum. Japanese plums need other Japanese plums to pollinate and produce fruit. The botanical name for Elephant Heart Plum has been updated from Plum x 'Elephant Heart' to Prunus salicina 'Elephant Heart'.