A very beautiful heirloom apple that stores well.
Polly Plum on Myrobalan (Spring 2025)
A large, self-fertile prune plum. Also known as NY 65.363.1.
Polly is a vigorous, upright-spreading tree. It is productive and self-fertile, and an excellent pollinator for other European plums. This variety is even self-thinning, so producing consistent, fully developed fruit.
This is a prune plum with purple skin and firm, green flesh. The fruit is freestone and quite large. It ripens with Stanley and stores well. The flavor is sweet and aromatic. It is a great plum for fresh eating or processing.
Polly was developed by R.L. Andersen, J.P Watson, and K.G. Livermore. It was selected in 1977 and released in 1993.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Plum
Subcategory:
European, Self-Fertile
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, baking, freezing, jelly
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: purple
Flesh color: green
Fruit Origins
Parentage: open pollinated Oneida
Origin: Geneva, NY
Introduced in: 1993
Introduced by: R.L. Andersen, J.P Watson, and K.G. Livermore
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 01 (approximate, in New York State) + 0 days after Stanley
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: Myrobalan Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Polly Plum on Myrobalan does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? Y
Is it fertile? Y
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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