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Patterson Pride Plum vs Hardy Banana

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Patterson Pride Plum

The Hardy Banana is a fast-growing evergreen perennial that dies down to the ground each year. A stunning tropical-looking accent for your yard and patio, the Japanese Fiber Banana can be overwintered outdoors in several northern U.S. states and southern Canadian regions. In northern regions, you can bring this plant inside and leave it in your garage. If you enjoy Mexican cuisine, you can use the leaves to make tamales.

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.

Hardy Banana Quick Facts

Patterson Pride Plum Quick Facts

Zone: 5a
Zone: 2b
Height: 3 m (10 ft)
Height: 4 m (12 ft)
Spread: 2.4 m (8 ft)
Spread: 3 m (10 ft)
Light: full sun
Light: partial shade, full sun
Moisture: normal, wet
Moisture: normal
Growth rate: very fast
Growth rate: fast
Life span: short
Life span: medium
Suckering: high
Suckering: medium
Maintenance: medium


Foliage: weeping branches
Fall colour: red to purple
Flowers: large cream to yellow
Flowers: white
Fruit: Large inedible
Fruit: red skin, yellow flesh
Hybrid: no
Hybrid: yes
Catkins: no
Catkins: no


Other Names: japanese banana, japanese fibre banana