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Byrongold Plum Scionwood (Spring 2026)


A disease-resistant Japanese plum well suited to the Southeast. Also known as BY7401-5.

This is a very vigorous tree with good resistance to bacterial canker and bacterial spot. It is also resistant to plum leaf scald and brown rot. Byrongold is not self-fertile; it will require another Japanese plum for pollination. Bloom time is three days before Santa Rosa. 

Ripening 12 days after Santa Rosa, the fruit is large, round, semi-freestone, and flavorful. These plums have yellow skin and yellow flesh. 

Byrongold is an open-pollinated seedling of two breeding selections, and has Ozark Premier in its lineage. It was selected in 1976. Bred in Byron, GA, this plum is particularly well adapted to the humid Southeast.

Volume Pricing

Premiums are included in the following prices if applicable. These prices are for regular scion. Add $1 for clean scion.

Quantity Byrongold Plum Scion
1 $12.00
2-5 $8.00
6-10 $7.00
11-99 $6.00
100+ $5.00

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$12.00 ea.

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This product is an unrooted plant cutting meant for grafting onto rootstock (sold separately) or onto other existing trees.

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Clean vs. Regular

Our clean scion is harvested from trees grown on G.16, which is extremely sensitive to viruses. These trees would not have survived if the scion contained viruses. Our clean wood has not been lab tested. Regular = may contain one of the common latent viruses; this is not usually a problem and can be used with most rootstocks.

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This is a very vigorous tree with good resistance to bacterial canker and bacterial spot. It is also resistant to plum leaf scald and brown rot. Byrongold is not self-fertile; it will require another Japanese plum for pollination. Bloom time is three days before Santa Rosa. 

Ripening 12 days after Santa Rosa, the fruit is large, round, semi-freestone, and flavorful. These plums have yellow skin and yellow flesh. 

Byrongold is an open-pollinated seedling of two breeding selections, and has Ozark Premier in its lineage. It was selected in 1976. Bred in Byron, GA, this plum is particularly well adapted to the humid Southeast.


The Fruit

Fruit Type

Category: Plum
Subcategory: Japanese

Fruit Uses & Storage

Uses: fresh eating, baking, canning
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)

Fruit Appearance

Skin color: yellow
Flesh color: yellow

Fruit Origins

Parentage: open-pollinated seedling of BY68-87
Origin: Byron, GA
Introduced in: 1985
Introduced by: J. M. Thompson; USDA S. E. Fruit & Tree Nut Research Lab

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 5 - 9
Chill hours: 450
Ripening date: Aug 12 (approximate, in New York State) 20 days before Stanley

Diseases & Pests

Bacterial Canker of Stone Fruit: Very Resistant
Bacterial Spot: Very Resistant
Brown Rot, Blossom Blight, Fruit Rot: Resistant

Pollination

Pollination Factors

Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Byrongold Plum. Please see our Pollenizer Search to run other queries and read how the application uses various factors. Also read more about fruit tree pollination.

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Rubysweet Plum 2026 0
Shiro Plum 2026 0
Ozark Premier Plum 2026 0
Fortune (plum) Plum 2026 0
Cocheco Plum 2026 0

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