Castleton plum tree

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• Gardening skill: Beginner
• Picking season: Early
• Self-fertility: Partially self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

Castleton is a modern dual-purpose early-season plum. It was developed for the New York commercial plum-growing market, and these qualities also make it a good choice for the backyard orchard.

Castleton can be eaten fresh when fully ripe or used in the kitchen if picked slightly earlier. It is a freestone plum - the stone falls away from the flesh easily.

Castleton plum trees for sale

• Full-size 1-year bare-root tree $39.20
  Mature height: 16ft-24ft after 10 years
  Myrobalan rootstock
  

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How to grow

Castleton will readily over-crop, and it is important to make sure a strong branch framework is developed in the first few years before you allow the tree to set fruit.

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History

Castleton was developed at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, part of Cornell University, under a team led by John Watson, and released in the 1990s. Castleton is a cross between Valor and Iroquois.

Castleton characteristics

• Gardening skillBeginner
• Self-fertilityPartially self-fertile
• Pollination group3
• Pollinating othersAverage
• Picking seasonEarly
• UsesEating freshCulinary
• Keeping (of fruit)1 week
• Cold hardiness (USDA)Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Country of originUnited States
• Period of origin1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorBlue - dark