The Weeping Santa Rosa Plum is a ornamental fruit tree that transforms your edible landscape into a living sculpture. This cultivar, which grows 8 to 10 feet tall, drapes gracefully with weeping branches while producing intensely flavorful claret red plums. It blooms in early spring with showy white blossoms and ripens 2 to 3 weeks later than standard Santa Rosa plums, thriving in hardiness zones 5 through 10. While the crop isn't massive, the combination of architectural beauty and exceptional fruit flavor makes this tree a showstopper for gardeners with hot, long summers.
Full Sun
Moderate
5-10
96in H x ?in W
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The dramatic weeping habit and early spring blossoms make this plum a four-season ornamental, but the real reward comes in summer when claret red fruits develop. Its low chill requirement of just 200 to 400 hours means it actually succeeds where standard Santa Rosa plums struggle, ripening beautifully in warm regions. The intense flavor concentrated in each plum compensates entirely for the modest crop size, delivering the kind of quality over quantity that experienced fruit gardeners chase.
The fruit is eaten fresh, where its intense flavor truly shines. The tree also serves as a striking focal point in edible landscapes, blending ornamental appeal with productive fruit trees in a single plant.
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Plant in spring after the last frost date. Choose a location with full sun exposure and ensure soil drains well. Space according to mature height of 8 to 10 feet.
Pick plums when they reach full claret red color and yield slightly to gentle pressure. They ripen 2 to 3 weeks later than standard Santa Rosa plums, typically in late summer. Harvest when flavor develops fully, as the fruits intensify as they mature on the tree.
Prune to maintain the weeping habit and open the canopy for light penetration and air circulation. Remove any upright shoots that compete with the natural weeping form. Prune in late winter while dormant to shape the tree and remove crossing or diseased branches.
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