Methley Plum | NatureHills.com

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One of the most adaptable of all the varieties of plums, this is the Methley plum. Beautiful red fleshed plum, this really does well in both the high chill and the low chill climates. So this is a great plum for, say, zones 4 and 5, but also a great plum for zones 9 and 10. This also has an abundant production. It produces a lot of fruit, so it’s not shy on fruiting at all. And absolutely an interesting piece of fruit as far as flavor is concerned. This is kind of late and it still has that very, very rich plum flavor, and as you can see, it’s very dark.

Methley traces its roots back to South Africa, which is very, very unique. There’s not a lot of varieties of fruit that have come from South Africa, but South Africa has a very, very diverse climate with a wonderful coastal, fruit-growing region.

Methley is a fast-growing tree and it gets up to a pretty good size, but it can be held to any size with summer pruning. And as you can see, the production on this is just fabulous. I mean, there is literally – I can just reach anywhere and pick fruit because there’s fruit everywhere on this tree. Due to its wide range of adaptability, the Methley plum may be one of the most popular plums sold in the United States. But really, it’s this tremendous production from this self-fruitful variety of plum that gets it its notoriety. It’s very, very productive. So if you’re looking for that really dependable plum variety and you’re in a high chill climate or a very low chill climate, check it out. The Methley plum may be the one for you. I think this is a really, really good choice. The Methley plum.

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