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Candy Heart Pluerry

Sweet, Flavorful Fruit with a Unique Plum-Cherry Blend

Candy Heart Pluerry

Candy Heart Pluerry

Prunus salicina x Prunus cerasifera 'Candy Heart'

Candy Heart pluerry was recently introduced in 2016. It has Japanese plum and sweet cherry in its parentage and is a taste-test proven treat for fruit lovers. Its skin is dark speckled red. The amber/red flesh is slightly subacid and very sweet with a wonderfully unique flavor. This variety has an extended hang time, reaching peak ripeness around mid August in Central California.

Candy Heart Pluerry
Flavor
Very sweet
Chill Hours
500-600 below 45° F
Skin Color When Ripe
Dark speckled red
Fruit Use
Fresh eating
Self-Fruitful
No. Use Sweet Treat Pluerry, Burgundy Plum
Flower Season
Spring
Fruit Season
July-August
Light Needs
Full sun
Water Needs
Regular water
USDA Zone
TBD
Coffeecake Persimmon
Tree Size
25 feet tall, 15 - 20 feet wide
Flavor
Unique spicy-sweet
Chill Hours
< 200 below 45° F
Skin Color When Ripe
Orange-red
Fruit Use
Fresh or cooked
Self-Fruitful
Yes but best when pollinized with another persimmon
Flower Season
Spring
Fruit Season
September
Light Needs
Full sun
Water Needs
Regular water
USDA Zone
7 - 10

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