Pipestone Plum on Myrobalan (Spring 2027)

A very cold-hardy, delicious hybrid plum. Also known as MN 218.

This is a vigorous and very hardy tree. It is not self-fertile and it will need to be grown with another Japanese, hybrid, or native plum for cross-pollination. Recommended hybrid pollinators include Bubblegum® (Toka), Superior, Kaga, and South Dakota. European plums will not polliante Pipestone, and it is not itself regarded as a reliable pollinator.

Ripening mid-season, Pipestone is a large plum with red skin and yellow flesh. It is juicy, sweet, and most suitable for fresh eating or processing as jam or jelly. This is a clingstone plum.

Pipestone was developed at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm in Excelsior, MN. It was selected in 1928 and introduced in 1942.

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Ripening mid-season, Pipestone is a large plum with red skin and yellow flesh. It is juicy, sweet, and most suitable for fresh eating or processing as jam or jelly. This is a clingstone plum.

Pipestone was developed at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm in Excelsior, MN. It was selected in 1928 and introduced in 1942.

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: white

Fruit Origins

Parentage: Burbank x Wolf (P. nigra) seedling
Origin: Excelsior, MN
Introduced in: 1942
Introduced by: University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm

The Environment

Calendar & Geography

USDA zones: 3 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 25 (approximate, in New York State) 7 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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Pipestone 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? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)

Pollination Partners

This table shows the first few results from a full search for pollenizers of Pipestone Plum on Myrobalan. 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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Vanier Plum on Myrobalan	2027	30
Early Golden Plum on Myrobalan	2027	28
Ruby Queen Plum on BY520-9 (Nematode Resistant)	2027	24
Castleton Plum on Myrobalan	2027	24
Imperial Epineuse Plum on Myrobalan	2027	24
Empress Plum on Krymsk 1	2027	22

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