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Satsuma Plum Tree

Satsuma Plum Tree

Juicy plums with bold sweetness.

Satsuma plum trees are a favorite for their sweet, juicy fruit with firm, deep red flesh and smooth skin. These medium-sized plums are ideal for fresh eating, making preserves, or adding to desserts. Thriving in sunny, well-draining soil, Satsuma trees require a pollinator, such as Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart, for optimal fruit production. The tree blooms in early spring, with showy white flowers that attract pollinators and add ornamental beauty to your garden. With its rich flavor, vibrant color, and versatility, Satsuma is a must-have for plum lovers.

Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock.

  • Zones: 6-9
  • Chill hours: 400-500
  • Harvest: July-August
  • Looks: Mottled maroon over green skin, dark red meaty flesh.
  • Personality: Sweet, mild, flavor and not tart.
  • Facts of note: Juicy, red flesh with sweet flavor is great fresh, cooked or canned. The Satsuma Plum can be enjoyed for its red, meaty flesh that is indeed very juicy with a mild sweet taste. You'll love every sweet drop of flavor whether you eat these plums fresh or make them into luscious jam.
  • Pollination: Pollinated by Beauty Plum or Santa Rosa Plum.

Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.

Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.

Available to Ship After: 1/17/2025. Order today to reserve yours!
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Description

Satsuma plum trees are a favorite for their sweet, juicy fruit with firm, deep red flesh and smooth skin. These medium-sized plums are ideal for fresh eating, making preserves, or adding to desserts. Thriving in sunny, well-draining soil, Satsuma trees require a pollinator, such as Santa Rosa or Elephant Heart, for optimal fruit production. The tree blooms in early spring, with showy white flowers that attract pollinators and add ornamental beauty to your garden. With its rich flavor, vibrant color, and versatility, Satsuma is a must-have for plum lovers.

Semi-dwarf on Citation rootstock.

  • Zones: 6-9
  • Chill hours: 400-500
  • Harvest: July-August
  • Looks: Mottled maroon over green skin, dark red meaty flesh.
  • Personality: Sweet, mild, flavor and not tart.
  • Facts of note: Juicy, red flesh with sweet flavor is great fresh, cooked or canned. The Satsuma Plum can be enjoyed for its red, meaty flesh that is indeed very juicy with a mild sweet taste. You'll love every sweet drop of flavor whether you eat these plums fresh or make them into luscious jam.
  • Pollination: Pollinated by Beauty Plum or Santa Rosa Plum.

Visit our Fruit Tree Central for a listing of all our fruit tree videos and articles.

Visit Tree Characteristics for a listing of all our fruit & nut tree growing characteristics.

About Plums: Plums are not generally self-pollinated and can be tricky to grow in areas with late frosts but are superb for fresh eating. They are the favored fresh eating varieties in the United states being larger, firmer fleshed, and rounder than European plums. Japanese plum trees have rougher bark, more persistent spurs, and more numerous flowers than European plums. They are also more precocious, disease resistant, and vigorous than European plums. Japanese plum flavor ranges from sweet to tart. Browse all our plum trees for sale.

About Citation Rootstock: Citation Rootstock is tolerant of wet soil, induces early dormancy in dry soil, is very winter hardy, resists root knot nematodes, and produces a 12-18' tree. By pruning you can keep your tree at any height.

Please Note: Although most of our bare-root trees arrive to our warehouse in mid-December, there are a few varieties that will not arrive until mid-January. If you order any of those varieties along with varieties that arrive in mid-December, your order will be delayed for shipment until mid-January. If you'd like us to split your shipments, please contact us at (888) 784-1722 or orderdesk@groworganic.com. Additional shipping charges will apply.

Shipping Information

Ships from Northern CA.

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

Features

  • Bare Root
  • Suited to Warmer Climates

Characteristics

USDA Growing Zone: 6 - 9
Approximate Harvest Time : Late Summer
Chill Hours Needed : 400-500 hours
Planting Time : Winter
Time to Fruit Production : 3 Years
Tree Size : Semi-dwarf

Planting & Care

Useful Information

Guarantee

Limited Dormant Tree & Plant Guarantee

* 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

Terms and Conditions

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. 

Potted, non-dormant trees or plants are excluded from this guarantee as they are not dormant at the time of shipment. Evergreen trees such as citrus, avocado and olive trees are not available for credit under the Dormant Tree and Plant Guarantee. 

Instructions

We guarantee that your dormant fruit tree or plant will leaf out, if you care for it according to our growing guides. In the unlikely event that your dormant tree or plant does not have leaves by May 15th, follow these simple steps to apply for a store credit:

Before you call or email, please perform a “scratch test” to determine if the tree or plant is still alive. This video shows how to check for live tissue under the bark. Scratch tests need to be done a few inches above and below the graft. 

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.

Brown Cambium Layer / Dead Trees

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.

Required Documentation

  1. Order number
  2. Name of dormant tree/plant and the quantity affected
  3. Photos of each tree or plant showing: 
    1. The roots (tree or plant must be pulled out of the ground)
    2. The scratch test areas
    3. 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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Customer Reviews

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Judy Conley
Great trees

I received this tree along with another plum tree in Jan. 2022. They went in the ground after soaking the roots for 24 hours. Around the middle of February, the annual Texas freeze came, but I was prepared. I wrapped the trunks with a cloth tree wrap, then used 3 layers of bags over the top part. I removed all of that about 2 weeks later and both trees were starting to bud &/or leaf out. We've had some freezing weather again, but not as bad as the previous, but I still covered the tops with a towel then put the plastic bags over them. I'll remove the bags in a couple of days once the night time temperature stays above freezing. The trees were in very good condition - the diameter of the trunk is about 1 inch, and the root ball substantial. Very good quality for the $$.

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e.g., Work, Home
tree

It is beautiful. It came in good condition and is now in its home. Leafing out and has 5 blooms. I am very happy.

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anita
very good customer service

called customer service and asked for a date of delivery and the 3 trees were delivered promptly and are already starting to bud.

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