Candy Heart Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum

Harvest Season within fruit type

late midseason
Harvest Dates:

July 28 to August 23

(approximate for Modesto, CA area)
Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 28308.

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A cross between a plum and a sweet cherry, Candy Heart is a real treat. Skin is dark speckled red, flesh is amber/red with a wonderful unique flavor. Candy Heart has an extended hang time, but reaches peak ripeness around mid August. Tested as 32MF92. Pollinated by Sweet Treat Pluerry™ & Burgundy plum. 500 hours or less. (Pat. No. 28308) (Zaiger)

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Additional Notes

1. The chilling requirement and planting zones for Candy Heart are not yet determined, pending reports on plantings outside central California. For a satisfactory backyard (i.e. non-commercial) crop, the estimated chilling requirement is expected to be no higher than 500-600 hours. In the test orchard at Modesto, CA, Candy Heart has consistently set heavy crops.

2. At DWN fruit tastings in 2011 and 2014, Candy Heart (tested as 32MF92) each time made scores for sweetness, flavor and overall appeal that were in the top 7% of all 1,779 fruit samples tested 1993-2014. Scores for 8-8-11 and 9-9-14, respectively: Acid 2.93, 2.73; Sugar 3.79, 3.75; Flavor 3.94, 4.07; Overall 6.99, 7.00. For information about the fruit tasting scoring system, see the Fruit Tasting Report (linked below).

WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2023-24 planting season, Candy Heart is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in approximate order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):

Citation (semi-dwarf, 3/4 of standard size)

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Candy Heart Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum

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