The Scarlet Beauty Plum tree lives up to its name with its lush red-fleshed fruit and delicious flavor perfect for fresh eating! Developed by plant breeder Ronald Lambert of Wachula, FL, this Prunus salicina cultivar is a low-chill Japanese-style plum tree that makes an excellent fruit cultivar for even south Florida. Grows mostly in the southern states and is a great small plum tree for home gardeners. Scarlet Beauty's plums fruit is medium sized with bright red streaked amber flesh and soft skin. Plums ripen in May or early summer. This cultivar requires a low chill time of 150 hours to produce fruit. Fruit production will begin after 1-3 years of planting. Is your red plum tree not producing a crop of fruit? Check out our blog on Why are There No Plums on my tree. The Scarlet Beauty Red Plum Tree is also self-pollinating but does very well with a pollinator such as Gulf Ruby,' Gulf Blaze,' or Gulf Gold;' and does exceptionally well in warmer climates. Growing plums has never been easier with this low maintenance fruit tree! Read below for more scarlet beauty plum information.

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