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Cocheco Plum on Myrobalan (Spring 2027)
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A red-leafed, ornamental plum.
With its deep purplish-red leaves and light pink bloom, Cocheco is an attractive ornamental as well as producing delicious plums! It is a vigorous, upright, somewhat columnar tree and, like many plums, it is susceptible to black knot. It is otherwise easy to grow and reported to be quite winter hardy. Best fruitset will be had if this tree is planted with another Asian plum for cross pollination.
Ripening early, at the same time as Purple Heart, the mid-sized fruit is a deep red that lightens to pinkish orange as it ripens, with orange flesh. The plum is suitable for fresh eating and preserves.
Cocheco was developed by Elwyn Meader (1910-1966), the prolific breeder who worked at the University of New Hampshire. He famously disagreed with patents and royalties on plants saying, "I was working for the taxpayer and the results of my work belong to them." Cocheco was introduced (without patent) in 1968.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Plum
Subcategory:
Hybrid, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, jelly
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: red
Flesh color: red
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Purple Heart x unnamed red-leaf plum
Origin: Rochester, NH
Introduced in: 1968
Introduced by: Elwyn Meader
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 9
Chill hours: 500
Ripening date: Jul 13 (approximate, in New York State) 50 days before Stanley
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: Myrobalan Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Black Knot: Susceptible
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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V 3.009; Upper Plum 2.07
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