Japanese plum x cherry-plum. Flavorful, tangy, clingstone. Heavy crops. Very productive, even under adverse conditions.
Fruit & Nut Catalog
- Fruit Trees
- Multi-Bud & Espaliered Fruit Trees
- Nut Trees
- Vine And Bush Fruits
- About Multi-Bud Fruit Trees
- Edible Ornamentals
- Taste Test Winners
- Top 50 Home Garden Tree Fruits
- Top 40, 500+ Chill Hours
- Quick Screen - Low-Chill
- Quick Screen - Cold Hardy
- Quick Screen - Zone/Chill Test
- Quick Screen - Late Bloomers
- Quick Screen - Early Harvest
- Quick Screen - Late Harvest
Article
Delight Cherry-Plum Interspecific Plum
Delight Cherry-Plum Interspecific Plum

- Estimated Chilling Requirement
400 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
4 - 9 - Pollination
Pollenized by Sprite.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
midseason - Harvest Dates
July 17 to August 10(approximate for Hickman, CA)

HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
Additional Notes
Delight Cherry-Plum, an interspecific plum, includes Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) and cherry plum (P. cerasifera) 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, Delight is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Citation (semi-dwarf, 3/4 of standard size)