Sweet Treat is the first of its kind, the Pluerry™: a new fruit type from the genius of Floyd Zaiger. This taste-test favorite is a complex interspecific hybrid, predominantly of plum and cherry, combining the sweetness of a cherry with that summer fresh plum zing. Much larger than a cherry, this precocious and prolific variety will hang on the tree for over a month, and the colorful fruit make Sweet Treat a true ornamental. Tested as 46MB583.
Sweet Treat Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum
Sweet Treat Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
450 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 9 - Pollination
Pollenizer required: Burgundy or Santa Rosa plum, or Flavor King Pluot® recommended.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
late midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
early midseason - Harvest Dates
June 25 to July 30(approximate for Hickman, CA) - Developed by Zaiger Genetics. Patent Pending.
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Additional Notes
1. Sweet Treat has an upright branching habit, with crotch angles of approximately 30º increasing with heavy crop load.
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2. Sweet Treat Pluerry™, an interspecific plum, includes plum, cherry, peach and apricot in its parentage.
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2020-21 planting season, Sweet Treat is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Myro 29C (standard)
