Bubblegum Plum® Tree
$104.99
Begins shipping mid-April.
Zones 4 - 8
Pollinator required to bear fruit
Really does taste like bubblegum!
Also called Toka Plum
The kids will surely eat their fruit when you slice up some Bubblegum Plums. The tree has a very attractive vase shape, is easy-maintenance and produces heavy yields of medium-to-large plums. The fruit has red skin with bronze overtones and juicy yellow flesh that smells and tastes just like candy-store bubblegum—they’ll get eaten as fast as you can pick ’em!
Extremely cold-hardy; tolerant of temperatures as low as -50ºF. Clingstone. Originated in South Dakota in 1911. Ripens in July. Pollinator required to bear fruit.
Characteristics
| Bloom Color | White,Cream |
| Bloom Time | Mid – Late |
| Fruit Color | Red |
| Fruit Size | Medium-Large |
| Ripens/Harvest | JULY |
| Soil Composition | Loamy |
| Taste | Rich, juicy, sweet |
| Texture | Firm |
| Soil pH Level | 6-7 |
| Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
| Shade Level | Full Sun |
| Years to Bear | 3-6 |
| Hardiness Zone Range | 4-8 |
Size & Spacing
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Cross-pollination by a different variety is key to its growing and bearing success. Plant a different variety within 15 meters (50 feet) for best pollination.
How do I find my Hardiness Zone?
Canada’s Plant Hardiness Zones will tell you which plants will do well in your particular climate. Each zone is determined by the lowest average winter temperature recorded in a given area. Hardiness Zone information is included on all tree and plant product pages, so you know instantly whether a certain plant is likely to succeed where you live. Natural Resources Canada provides helpful options to find your zone:
STEVEN LANHAM –
This tree had a hard start we had record rain the spring I put it in and the tree was looking very sick by the time the rain stopped in AUG. This spring it bloomed and is growing very well. The small berm I put up hill of it did help. I only gave it 3 stars because I haven’t tried its plums yet. It did set one plum and its the size of a large grape. Not bad for its second year I have high hopes for more next year.
Peter Voisine –
Trees looked good on arrival, but after following planting and watering instructions one tree died after approx. 2 months. Other tree seems to be doing alright.
KATHERINE DONVIG –
Died over winter. Many other fruit trees made it so don’t know why this plant died, Kathy.
RONALD K –
Very pleased. It is developing into a very nicely shaped tree requiring minimal pruning and is doing well in my pH 7.6 soil! It bloomed this spring in its third year and has set quite a bit of fruit. I had a serious aphid attack recently but controlled it with Malathion.
Cindy Chitwood –
These are such sweet tasty jewels and they make wonderful jam/ jelly as well as eating them fresh. Tree’s are loaded with blossoms again this year.
SONJA HEAD –
my Bubblegum Plum started out fine. leafed out and was growing great. Late summer the leaves shriveled up and it died. I had a tree guard around the trunk, but it had been broken some, maybe it was caused by rodents. We have lots of field mice and voles.