Catalina Plum Tree – Large Sweet Japanese Plum with Dark Purple Fruit | Productive Midseason Harvest Tree

Product Overview

The Catalina Plum Tree (Prunus salicina ‘Catalina’) is a Japanese plum variety developed in California, known for its large, dark purple fruit with a natural waxy bloom. This deciduous fruit tree produces firm, exceptionally sweet, and juicy plums that are low in tartness, even near the skin and pit. Ideal for home orchards, the Catalina tree offers a vigorous growth habit and reliable, productive yields with a midseason harvest.

Key Features

• Large, sweet, and firm dark purple plums
• Vigorous and highly productive cultivar
• Midseason ripening, about 7–10 days before Friar in warm regions
• Spreading growth habit suitable for backyard orchards
• Healthy live grafted plant ready for planting

Growing Information

• Plant Type: Deciduous fruit tree
• Sun Requirements: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
• Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil
• Watering: Moderate, with consistent moisture during establishment
• Mature Height: 12–18 feet (can be smaller with pruning)
• Growth Rate: Vigorous
• USDA Zones: 6–9
• Container Friendly: Possible when young, but best planted in the ground for long-term growth

For optimal fruit production, it is recommended to plant the Catalina Plum Tree near another Japanese plum variety to ensure cross-pollination. Annual pruning helps maintain the tree’s shape, improves fruit size, and enhances airflow.

Plant Condition Disclosure

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

Customer Notice for Live Plants

Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.

Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.

Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.

• Photos of the shipping box
• Photo of the shipping label
• Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
• Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant

Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.

Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.