Sweet Treat Pluerry

Botanical Name   Prunus salicina x Armeniaca 'Sweet Treat' Also Known As   Plum and cherry Hybrid Specifications USDA Zone   Light Needs   Watering Needs   Leaves   Life Cycle   Avg. Mature Size   Growth Rate   Bloom Time   Fruit Color  Harvest Season   Years to Bear   6 - 9 Partial - Full Sun Regularly Deciduous Perennial 12' Tall and 12' Wide Moderate Spring Red Summer 1st Year This taste-test favorite is a complex interspecific hybrid, predominantly of plum and cherry, giving it the sweetness of a cherry, combined with that summer fresh plum zing. Much larger than a cherry, but slightly small for a plum, this precocious and prolific variety will hang on the tree for over a month, and the colorful fruit make Sweet Treat a true ornamental. Reaches peak ripeness at the end of July. Tested as 46MB583. Pollinated by Santa Rosa plum, Burgundy plum, Flavor King Pluot®. 200 to 300 hours. (Pat. No. 23796) (Zaiger)