Plant Profile: Prunus salicina 'Burbank'

Names

Burbank Japanese Plum

  • Photo of Prunus salicina 'Burbank' (Prunus salicina 'Burbank's)

Phonetic Spelling:PROO-nus sah-lih-SEE-nuh

Genus:Prunus

Species:salicina

Family:Rosaceae

This productive cultivar typically begins to yield fruit within 2 to 3 years. It requires cross-pollination with other Japanese plum varieties. In spring, it can serve as a beautiful flowering tree, while in summer, it provides ample shade. The tree's mature height varies based on the selected type, whether standard or dwarf.

Height options include 8-10 feet or up to 35 feet, with widths of 10 feet or 20 feet.

Growth occurs at a moderate pace, averaging between 13 to 24 inches annually.

For further details, refer to information on Prunus salicina.

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Feature Summary

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#deciduous
#fruit tree
#edible garden
#problem for cats
#problem for dogs
#problem for horses

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Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Feature Summary

Attributes
This cultivar produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin. The amber yellow flesh is aromatic and juicy. It is great for canning, eating fresh or making jam.
Fruit
This cultivar produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin. The amber yellow flesh is aromatic and juicy. Ripens in July.
Red/Burgundy
Gold/Yellow
Flowers
The white flower blooms early in spring.
Leaves
The elliptic leaves have fine tooth on the margin, bright green on top and lighter green underneath.
Elliptical
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Good Drainage
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Loam (Silt)
Landscape
Problem for Cats
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Attributes

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Edibility

This cultivar produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin. The amber yellow flesh is aromatic and juicy. It is great for canning, eating fresh or making jam.

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Fruit

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Fruit Description

This cultivar produces rounded fruit with red to purple skin. The amber yellow flesh is aromatic and juicy. Ripens in July.

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Fruit Color

grass
Gold/Yellow
grass
Red/Burgundy

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Fruit Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Display/Harvest Time

Fall
Spring
Summer
Winter

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Flowers

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Flower Description

The white flower blooms early in spring.

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Flower Color

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White

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Leaves

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Leaf Description

The elliptic leaves have fine tooth on the margin, bright green on top and lighter green underneath.

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Leaf Shape

Acicular
Auriculate
Cordate
Cuneate
Deltoid
Elliptical
Filiform
Lanceolate
Linear
Oblanceolate
Oblong
Obovate
Obtuse
Orbicular
Ovate
Palmasect
Palmatifid
Peltate
Pinnatifid
Pinnatisect
Reniform
Rhomboidal
Spatulate
Subcordate
Subulate

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Whole Plant Traits

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics

Broadleaf Evergreen
Deciduous
Needled Evergreen
Semi-evergreen

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Texture

Fine
Medium
Coarse

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Cultural Conditions

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Soil Texture

Clay
High Organic Matter
Loam (Silt)
Sand
Shallow Rocky

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Stem

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Prunus salicina 'Burbank' Landscape

Prunus salicina 'Burbank': Problems

Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy