Patterson Pride Plum vs Pembina Plum - TreeTime.ca

Patterson Pride Plum vs Pembina Plum

Prunus nigra x salicina Pembina

Prunus nigra x salicina Patterson Pride

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COMING SOON

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Pembina Plum
Patterson Pride Plum

Pembina Plum is one of the best-tasting plums that can be planted on the prairies. It is semi-freestone with orange flesh that is soft, juicy, and sweet which contrasts with the thick, sour, dark red skin. The plums can grow up to 5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves.

They typically ripen in mid to late August and should be picked as soon as they are ripe. If left too long, the fruit will fall off the tree.

Pembina Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

The Patterson Pride Plum is known for its delicious flavor, with firm, sweet golden flesh and dark red skin that isn’t sour. The freestone plums can grow 4-5 cm in diameter and are well-suited for fresh eating, baking, and preserves. It can produce heavy yields that ripen in mid-September which is later than other plums.

C.F. Patterson developed the Patterson Pride Plum at the University of Saskatchewan. It is known for its semi-dwarf, weeping growth habit

Patterson Pride Plum is a hybrid between Canada Plum and Japanese Plum. For fruit production, it needs to be planted with another variety for cross-pollination. Canada Plum and American Plum are considered universal pollinizers.

Pembina Plum Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 2b
Zone: 2b
Height: 4 m (14 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: partial shade, full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: medium
Life span: medium
Suckering: medium
Suckering: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: yellow to orange
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: white
Flowers: white
Fruit: purple-red skin with yellow flesh
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: yes
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no