Canada Plum & American Plum vs Norkent Apple - TreeTime.ca

Canada Plum & American Plum vs Norkent Apple

Prunus nigra and americana

Malus x Norkent

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(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

COMING SOON

(new stock expected: fall of 2025)

Canada Plum & American Plum
Norkent Apple

Canada and American Plum are almost identical in appearance and growth needs. These plants are short and stout fruit trees native to North America.

This hardy ornamental is excellent for both city dwellings as well as rural areas. During the spring, the white and pink blossoms are long lasting. The tasty fruit is suitable for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. These trees are not widely distributed and pure seed can be hard to come by.

Both are commonly used as rootstock and are considered universal pollinizers for other plum varieties.

Norkent Apple produces fruit that is desirable for fresh eating. The apples most closely resemble Golden Delicious in appearance and taste. Our stock is grafted onto rootstock for better planting. If you want a great prairie hardy apple for eating, cooking, juicing or making cider, this is the variety for you.

Note: We do not ship grafted apples to BC due to regulatory restrictions from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.

Canada Plum & American Plum Quick Facts

Norkent Apple Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 5 m (15 ft)
Height: 6 m (20 ft)
Spread: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 6 m (20 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: long
Suckering: high
Suckering: low
Maintenance: medium


Fall colour: attractive yellow, gold
Bark: grey and scaly with age
Flowers: white
Flowers: ranging from white to pink
Fruit: under 1 inch round yellow fruits with red blush to completely red, tart skin with sweet flesh
Fruit: medium sized apples light green with orange, yellow, or red streaks juicy, crisp, aromatic
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: no
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: american plum, black plum, canada plum, horse plum, wild plum
Other Names: pf51