Shiro Plum
Description
The best of yellow plums. This variety beats all others in appearance and taste. Luminous yellow skin covers sweet, juicy flesh. A heavy bearer, Shiro grows clusters of plums all throughout the tree. Heat-tolerant. Clingstone. Introduced to America in 1899. Ripens in late July.
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Characteristics
Bloom Color | White |
Fruit Color | Yellow Green |
Fruit Size | Medium |
Ripens/Harvest | Late July |
Shade/Sun | Full Sun |
Soil Composition | Loamy |
Soil Moisture | Well Drained |
Soil pH Level | 6.0 - 7.0 |
Taste | Sweet |
Texture | Firm |
Years to Bear | 3 - 6 |
Zone Range | 5 - 9 |
Zone Compatibility
Size & Spacing
Mature Size
Recommended Spacing
Pollination
This variety requires another one for adequate pollination.
Tools & Supplies
Planting & Care
Learn all about how to grow plum trees in The Growing Guide. An entire section of our website dedicated to your growing success.
Shipping Information
Estimated Delivery Date
Arrives when it's time to plant
Questions & Answers
My Shiro plant is not bearing fruit yet but I think it's like any other plum when it's not riped yet it's sour but I think the Shiro plum if you picked and the color is yellowish all over even though it's hard I think you can eat it for me I like to eat a little bit harder than softer but if you picked in green color I don't think you can eat it, it's very sour, all the plum when it's not ripe the color is green and it changed to a different color when it is getting ripe my advise is picked when the color of the skin totally changed in one color even it's hard you can eat it, it maybe a little bit sour. When it's getting softer it's very sweet. I hope you can make your decision. Good luck.
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Spray every 7 to 10 days or after rain with Bonide?? Citrus, Fruit & Nut Orchard Spray as a protective spray for fungal diseases. May be used up to day before harvest.
Natural Control
Serenade?? Garden Disease Control for leaf spot and powdery mildew.
When To Spray
Dormancy (late winter/early spring before bud break)
Bonide?? All Seasons?? Horticultural & Dormant Spray Oil for scale insects and mites.
Bonide?? Fung-onil??? Fungicide for leaf curl.
Budbreak
Bonide?? Fung-onil??? Fungicide for brown rot, shothole and scab.
Full Bloom
Bonide?? Captan Fruit & Ornamental for brown rot.
Growing Season
Bonide?? All Seasons?? Horticultural & Dormant Spray Oil for scale insects and mites.
At the First Sign of:
Bonide?? Captain Jack???s??? Deadbug Brew for borers, leafrollers, fruit flies, Japanese beetles and thrips (not for use on large trees).
Bonide?? Citrus, Fruit & Nut Orchard Spray for scale insects, plant bugs, aphids, brown rot, mites, powdery mildew, leafhoppers, thrips and blight.
GardenTech?? Sevin?? Concentrate Bug Killer for scale insects, leafrollers, aphids, mites and borers (not for use on large trees).
Bayer Advanced??? Complete Insect Killer for scale insects, plant bugs, leafrollers, aphids, green fruitworm, plum curculio, oriental fruit moth, mites, rose chafer, borers, Japanese beetle and leafhoppers (not for use on large trees).
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