Burbank japanese plum
Prunus salicina 'Burbank'
USDA zones5 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size8 to 35 feet tall8 to 20 feet wide
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Habit
- Rounded
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Burbank' Japanese plum (Prunus salicina 'Burbank') is a fruit tree for food gardens and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist, sandy, loamy, or chalky soil. It grows at a moderate rate into a rounded shape. Fragrant flowers open in spring and attract bees, butterflies, and birds.
Pairs well with Berggarten sage, Southern Comfort coral bells, and Common mallow.