Item Number: FT342
Flavor Punch Pluerry Tree
Bold fruit, sweet and tangy.
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Description
Description
Flavor Punch Pluerry Tree delivers a lively “punch” of plum richness and cherry-like sweetness in small-to-medium fruit with beautiful orange-red skin. The amber flesh is exceptionally juicy, balancing sweetness with enough tang to keep each bite bright and interesting. Enjoy it fresh from the tree, add it to fruit plates and salads, or use the concentrated flavor in desserts, preserves, and baking. Its late harvest extends the season after many earlier stone fruits have finished, while white spring blossoms bring beauty and pollinator activity to the garden. Flavor Punch is an appealing choice for growers who want something genuinely different without sacrificing familiar fresh-fruit pleasure. The unusual plum-cherry ancestry, vivid color, and bold flavor make it a natural conversation piece at harvest time. Flavor Punch was developed by Zaiger Genetics within the Pluerry line of plum-and-cherry hybrids.
Flavor Punch grows semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock and is suited to USDA zones 6–9, with a confirmed chill requirement of 500 hours or less. Harvest generally spans early September into early October. Plant in full sun, provide well-drained soil, and thin fruit for size.
Flavor Punch requires a compatible pluerry, pluot, or Japanese plum. Available choices include Sweet Treat Pluerry, Candy Heart, or Burgundy Plum.
Flavor Punch Pluerry Tree Details
- Fruit: Small to medium fruit with vivid orange-red skin and amber flesh
- Flavor and texture: Juicy, rich, sweet-tart, and boldly fruity
- Best uses: Fresh eating, fruit plates, salads, desserts, baking, and preserves
- Harvest: Early September to early October
- USDA zones: 6–9
- Chill hours: 500 or less
- Tree size: Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock
- Rootstock: Citation
- Pollination: Requires a compatible pluerry, pluot, or Japanese plum
- Recommended pollinizers/companions: Sweet Treat, Candy Heart, or Burgundy
- Special care: Thin clusters and maintain even moisture through the late ripening season
- Something Special: Flavor Punch was developed by Zaiger Genetics within the Pluerry line of plum-and-cherry hybrids.
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Shipping Information
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Cannot ship to the following states: HI, AK, PR, GU, VI
Shipping Weight: 5.0 lb
Dimensions: 47.5"L x 7.3"W x 2.75"H
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* Claim deadline is June 15th
We guarantee that your dormant tree or plant will arrive in good, viable condition. If your tree arrives in substandard condition, notify us within 3 days of delivery. Please email pictures of the box, inside packaging, the tree and its roots to helpdesk@groworganic.com. We will investigate your claim and process a request to exchange or refund the damaged product.
If your dormant tree or plant has not grown new leaves by June 15th, you may be eligible for our Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee. This guarantee provides for a store credit for the purchase price of the tree, excluding shipping. Please see the Instructions below.
Important Dates:
- April 1st Dormant trees/plants must be planted in the ground
- May 15th Perform scratch test, if no new leaves have grown
- June 15th Deadline to apply for a dormant tree/plant credit
All required documentation must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. Claims or documentation received after June 15th will be denied, without exception. Instructions listed below
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We cannot guarantee that your tree or plant will remain alive and healthy after it is received, or bear fruit as there are too many variables in your environment that are beyond our control (i.e. soil preparation, weed and pest control, proper irrigation, chill hours, compatible hardiness for your growing zone, proper choice of pollinator, extreme weather, rodent damage, disease, etc.).
We cannot guarantee that we will be able to provide a replacement tree/plant of the same species either that same growing season or in future years. Customers are responsible for all shipping fees associated with replacement trees and plants.
If we determine that the tree you purchased directly from us is not viable, we will issue you a store credit (not a refund) for the purchase price of the affected dormant tree or plant. Shipping is not included in the dormant tree/plant guarantee. Store credits can be used to purchase any product we sell and are valid for use only until July 1st of the following year.
Historically, 98% of our dormant trees and plants grow and thrive when they have been cared for and planted using our growing guides. Dormant trees and plants must be planted in the ground by April 1st in order to be eligible for credit. If the ground in your area is still frozen solid, you may temporarily plant your tree or plant in a pot.
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Green Cambium Layer / Living Trees
If the cambium layer under the bark is green, give your tree a little more time. It is still alive, but hasn’t come out of dormancy yet. Check to make sure that it is getting the right amount of deep root water, enough sunlight and that the weather is warm enough for that type of tree/plant to come out of dormancy. Every tree has its own personality and will come out of dormancy at different times. Be sure to submit the required documentation listed below by June 15th, if it doesn’t grow leaves.
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If the scratch test shows a brown cambium layer or if your dormant tree/plant doesn’t have leaves by June 1st, please email us at helpdesk@groworganic.com. All required documentation listed below must be received by June 15th for your claim to be considered. To be considered for the guarantee claim, all required documentation must be received by June 15th. Incomplete submissions will be denied.
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- Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
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- The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
- The scratch test areas
- The entire tree/plant
We reserve the right to not issue credit for items that have already been replaced. We also reserve the right to require photographic evidence that the tree/plant was not killed by root rot, rodent or mechanical damage.
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Probably needs more chill than I get in San Diego, but I planted it anyway. Needs a late-blooming pollinizer, and elephant heart seems to work fairly well. If you get enough chill, get this. The flavor is amazing. Flavor Punch is actually a reasonable name for it. My second favorite interspecific, after Flavor King pluot. Better than Dapple Dandy, Sweet Treat, Sugar Twist, Flavor Grenade, Geo Pride, and Splash. Low production in San Diego but would likely be higher in Nor Cal or Central Valley or mountain states.
Hope it makes it. Delivered around first of year. Have until at earliest may before I can plant it. So, it is chilling downstairs. Hope it makes it.
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