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Shiro Plum Tree

(59 customer reviews)

$104.99

Begins shipping mid-April.

Zones 5 - 9

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

tree iconWhat size tree should I choose?
(59 customer reviews)

Begins shipping
mid-April

Zones 5 - 9

Is my location compatible?

Pollinator required to bear fruit

The queen of the yellow plums!

A true standout, in both looks and flavor. The beautiful translucent yellow skin reveals juicy, sweet flesh of the same color. Expect large crops from this tree, which sports clusters of sunny golden fruit up and down all of the branches, rather than just at the tips.  of plums all throughout the tree. Heat-tolerant. Clingstone. Introduced to America in 1899. Ripens in late July.

Characteristics

Bloom ColorWhite
Bloom TimeEarly
Fruit ColorYellow Green
Fruit SizeMedium
Ripens/HarvestLate July
Soil CompositionLoamy
TasteSweet
TextureFirm
Soil pH Level6-7
Soil MoistureWell Drained
Years to Bear3-6
Shade LevelFull Sun
Hardiness Zone Range5-9

Size & Spacing

Mature Size

Standard  5.5 – 6 m tall x 5.5 – 6 m wide (18 – 20′ tall x (18 – 20′ wide)

Recommended Spacing

Standard 5.5 – 6 m (18 – 20′)

Ship Height

Standard, Bare-root Ships 0.9 – 1.2 m tall (3-4′ tall) with a 9.5 mm (3/8″) trunk.
Standard Supreme, Bare-root Ships 1 – 1.5 m tall (4 – 5′ tall) and/or with a 15.5 mm (5/8″) trunk.

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:

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59 reviews for Shiro Plum Tree

  1. Larry Gruhn –

    2017 spring Was just a twig grew supper fast has double the thickness of trunk branched beautifully. Flowered this spring not a ton but still great. pinched of flowers so tree could use energy for growing. Great grower.

  2. Barbara Dexter –

    So far, this tree has earned 3 stars, as it has only been planted less than a year ago. It overwintered well 2018 in northeast PA, but has not bloomed yet as of May 11th. I anticipate enjoying the fruit, and then it will be a 5 star rating! The tree arrived last year, well wrapped and boxed – I was very pleased with its handling and shipping.

  3. Karen Dainwood –

    This tree came to me with a very thick center and almost no branches but over the first year it has grown so much that you would never know. Very nice tree and I’m excited for the future when I get fruit.

  4. Ana Alvarado –

    Is really healthy, the first year I got a couple of plums this year about three, I’m hoping next year I’ll have a bumper crop

  5. Patricia Briggs –

    The shiro plum tree is growing good. Can’t wait to get plums. My favorite plum.

  6. Anna Kozlova –

    Amazing that something I got in the mail could grow so beautifully so fast. Had some flower this year. The tree is doing great. Branches are up to about 7 feel now.

  7. Robert Duffield –

    All my trees died over the winter and never got a good start bad year for fruit trees

  8. George Mellos –

    This is the second year in a row that I’ve bought one of these and it died. So I guess it isn’t really hardy here.

  9. Harvey Harvey –

    Absolutely outstanding! I’ve had a semi-dwarf Shiro for years and I simply couldn’t keep-up with the pruning. Now I have your dwarf Shiro and I think it’s topped-out at about 10 ft. It was 3 years old last year and had 52 beautiful plums

  10. Lucious Dillon –

    I ordered this tree in early November of 2017 and placed it into the ground immediately. It survived the Winter and is showing new growth here in Massachusetts in early May of 2018.

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Tree Sizes

It is essential that you choose the right size for your space. Whether you’re planting an acre, a suburban yard or a small urban plot, we’ve got the perfect size tree for you. When they mature, they will be one of three sizes*:

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dwarf

Dwarf

Grows to be about 2.5-3 m (approximately 8-10′) tall and wide. Provides a bounty of full-sized fruit in a small amount of space.

semi-dwarf
semi-dwarf

Semi-Dwarf

Grows to be about 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Produces the maximum crop per square foot of growing area. The majority of the fruit can be harvested from the ground, with no need for a ladder.

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Standard & Unmarked

Grows to be at least 5.5 m (approximately 18′) tall and wide. Standard nectarine and peach trees grow to be 3.5-4.5 m (approximately 12-15′) tall and wide. Standard trees serve two purposes: they provide both fruit and shade.

* Tree sizes may vary by variety.

Potted Trees

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EZ Start® Potted Trees

Trees that are grown in a bottomless 4x4x10″ pot, which encourages dense feeder-root growth for a quick, strong establishment. When shipped, they are about 1½ – 3′ tall.

Supreme EZ Start® Potted Trees

Top-grade trees are grown in a bottomless 5x5x12″ pot, which creates an advanced root system comparable to that of a three-year-old tree. When shipped to you, they are about 3 – 4′ tall.

Supreme XL Potted Trees

Our biggest and most robust potted trees. Grown in a 9x9x12″ pot filled with high-grade soil, these trees are even larger than our Supreme EZ Start® trees. When shipped to you, they are 4-5′ tall.

Bare-Root Trees

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Stark Supreme Tree®

This season’s top-grade, bare-root trees that give you a head start on growing. When shipped, they are about 4-5′ tall and/or with a 5/8″ or larger trunk diameter.

Supreme XL Trees

We don’t call them “XL” for nothing! Supreme XL trees are our biggest and most robust bare-root trees: they ship 5-6′ tall and/or with a 1″ or larger trunk diameter.

USDA Certified Organic Trees

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If you’re inclined toward organic gardening, browse our selection of non-GMO, certified USDA Organic fruit trees. Our fields and trees undergo annual inspection to maintain their certification, and are grown without chemical fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides on pure pastureland.

Grafted Trees

graft

Grafting is the process of taking cuttings from a single “parent” tree known for its fruit taste, size, bloom period and ripening time, and joining it with the root system and trunk base (rootstock) of another tree also known for its desirable qualities. This process has been used for thousands of years to produce fruit that is consistent in flavor, shape and size.

Most of our trees are grafted, creating this kind of consistency and allowing us to produce different mature tree sizes. While seed-grown fruit trees might give you unpredictable variations or a lack of results, grafted trees will give you the fruit you want and the tree size you expect.

Stark® Custom Graft® Trees

Limited space doesn’t have to mean a limited selection of fruit. Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees have two (or more) varieties carefully grafted onto one tree. These multi-grafted fruit trees require less space to grow than separate trees, and also provide compatible pollinators — built right in! To ensure success growing multiple varieties on your Stark® Custom Graft® fruit trees, be sure to prune to keep all varieties in balance.

Other Terminology

Professional Pruning

Pruning is one of the most important ways to help ensure that your tree gets off to the right start and has the best chance for success. That’s why Stark Bro’s professionals prune many of our fruit trees before shipment — at no cost to you!

We get you started, but you will need to prune throughout the life of your tree. Doing so will help eliminate extra buds that can slow development and allow your tree to form a strong framework by removing weak, narrow and competing branches. Proper pruning will give your tree the perfect shape and branching structure for maximum fruit production.

Self-pollinating

Indicates tree or plant will pollinate itself and doesn’t need another tree or plant near it in order to bear fruit. In many cases, you may still want to plant pollinating partners to increase the size of your crops, but with self-pollinating varieties doing so is optional. You’ll get fruit with only one tree!

Starkspur®

A Stark patented product since 1952! “Spurs” mean bigger harvests! Starkspur® trees are different from regular trees which bear fruit only on the outside limbs. The spur allows fruit to form on each limb and bear from the trunk out – doubling the amount of fruit.

Stark® Colonnade®

Grow full-sized fruit on narrow columnar-shaped trees. Perfect for growing fruit on a balcony, patio, or sliver of ground – even if you live in an apartment or condo. They make a particularly impressive “living fence” when planted in a row – consider using them to disguise eyesores on your property and grow fruit at the same time!

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