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Santa Rosa plum fruit tree

Wholesale deciduous

Santa Rosa plum

Prunus salicina ‘Santa Rosa’

A widely grown Arizona plum with tangy, juicy flavor, reddish-purple skin, and amber flesh flushed red.

EdibleLow chillTangySelf-fruitful

Final inventory is being confirmed.Ordering will open here once cultivars, sizes, and prices are ready.

View the 2027 tree guide →
Landscape layersLower canopy
Mature sizeUsually 10–20 ft with annual pruning; rootstock determines ultimate size
Climate fitUrban core · USDA 9b–10a · Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b · Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b · High desert · USDA 6a–8b
Special categoriesEDIBLE
Hardiness guidanceVaries by species and cultivar; match both winter lows and local chill accumulation
Winter chillAbout 300 hours
Typical harvestEarly to midsummer

Right plant, right place

Will Santa Rosa plum grow at your Arizona property?

The low desert usually supplies roughly 300–400 chill hours. Favor low-chill, early-ripening cultivars there; colder Arizona elevations can support higher-chill choices.

Best regional fit: Urban core · USDA 9b–10a, Valley suburbs · USDA 9a–9b, Desert outskirts · USDA 8b–9b, High desert · USDA 6a–8b.

Light

Sun exposure

Full sun with strong air circulation; protect young bark from western sun

Water

Irrigation

Deep irrigation through the root zone; frequency rises during establishment and fruit swell

Fruit set

Pollination

Self-fruitful and a useful pollinizer for other Japanese plums

Harvest

How to use it

Fresh eating, preserves, and baking

Planting & stewardship

How to help Santa Rosa plum thrive

  1. 1

    Choose a rootstock suited to the site’s soil, drainage, salinity, desired size, and pest pressures.

  2. 2

    Plant bare-root trees while dormant, keeping the graft union above finished grade.

  3. 3

    Thin developing fruit early enough to improve size and reduce limb breakage.

  4. 4

    Use dormant and summer pruning intentionally to balance shade, access, vigor, and next year’s fruiting wood.

Seasonal availability

Find it through the community order.

Included in Permascaping’s 2027 Arizona fruit-tree guide. Final grower inventory is being confirmed and ordering is temporarily paused.