Large, round, black skin, freestone amber flesh. Harvest is prolonged: fruit is hard ripe 4-5 weeks after Santa Rosa, but sweetest and most delicious several weeks later (mid to late August in Central CA).
Friar Plum
Friar Plum
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
400 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
6 - 9 - Pollination
Self-fruitful or plant with Santa Rosa.
- Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)
midseason - Harvest Season within fruit type
late midseason - Harvest Dates
August 5 to August 25(approximate for Hickman, CA)
-WHERE TO BUY-
HOME GARDEN/RETAIL NURSERY CATALOG
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2018-19 planting season, Friar 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)
