Simka Plum

Plums have a reputation as one of the easiest fruit trees to include in your home orchard. This special cultivar makes it even easier to enjoy homegrown fruit with family and friends.

Showy Simka Plum (Prunus x 'Simka') flowers a bit later than others, to up your chances of avoiding heart-crushing late winter frosts. It's also got relatively low chill hour requirements, so more people across a wider range of USDA Hardiness Zones can reliably harvest great-tasting crops, especially where winter temperatures get chilly.

Red-purple skin stays snappy, even when tree-ripe. You'll notice that distinctive waxy, glaucous bloom, which protects the fruit and makes it gleam in the sunlight.

Simka plums are freestone, which makes for easy preparation in homemade preserves and desserts. Of course, you'll want to get your fill of firm, fresh Simka Plums, too!

Juicy golden flesh is filled with natural fruit sugars. There is simply no comparison between store-bought plums and the sweetness of those you grow yourself!

With a spreading habit and lovely white springtime blooms, Simka Plum doubles as a hard-working ornamental tree. Add the large, heart-shaped leaves...and you'll also enjoy the shade!

Edible Gardening is a huge design trend among younger homeowners. But everyone will appreciate the food security that comes with growing your own supply of delicious fresh fruit!

Simka Plum is a self-pollinating hybrid Japanese variety, so you'll get fruit from only one tree. However, if you also order Elephant Heart Japanese Plum trees, they'll boost each other's production a lot.

Plums grow best in full sun with well-drained, loamy soils. Ensure your tree gets consistent moisture and has good air circulation to keep it happy, healthy and loaded with blooms and fruit.

Don't delay on your order for Simka Plum. This red-hot backyard orchard trend is in full swing, and our inventory flies out of the nursery as fast as we can dig, prep and ship them in our sturdy boxes!

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Plum Tree Frequently Asked Questions

How long does it take for Simka Plum Trees to bear fruit?

Nature Hills Nursery sells fruit trees with mature root systems that are already three to four years old, so you’ll enjoy fruit sooner than you would with younger trees! Expect young Plum trees to begin fruiting usually by the 2nd to 4th year after they establish in your landscape.

How big do Simka Plum trees grow? How fast do Plum trees grow?

The Simka Plum tree can grow to a mature height of 12-18 feet and a mature width of 10-15 feet. 

Once your Plum tree has been established (after the first year), it can typically add 13-24 inches of new growth per growing season. If your plants are growing less than that in a season, it may be worth your while to check the fertility level.

Where is the best place to plant a Simka Plum Trees?

Plum trees grow best in well-drained, fertile soil in at least 6 hours of full sun per day or more. Provide good air circulation and moderate, yet consistent water in well-drained, fertile soil.

Do You Need 2 Plum Trees to Produce Fruit?

The Simka Plum trees are self fertile, so planting more than one Plum tree that blooms at about the same time, boosts yields on both trees and extends your harvest time! 

No room? Look into High-Density Planting techniques, or choose a semi-dwarf or dwarf fruit tree.

When Should Simka Plum Tree be Planted?

Bareroot Plum trees can be planted in spring when they are available in your area. Container-grown Plum trees can be very successfully transplanted all throughout the growing season. Check for first and last frost dates for your area with your local County Extension Office.

• Plant bareroot Plum trees in the early spring.
• Plant container-grown trees anytime the ground is not frozen by digging a hole as deep as the soil line and twice as wide.

How Do I Find Simka Plum Trees for Sale Near Me?

Make your life easier and your landscape tastier by shopping for Plum trees at NatureHills.com online fruit tree nursery. You’ll find a massive selection of fruit trees for sale, including many lovely Plum tree varieties!

Choose the right tree for your area by first finding your USDA growing zone by entering your zip code in the field above the Plant Highlights section on our product pages. Narrow down your options by plant hardiness zone, sun availability, and size requirements.

Place your order, knowing it’s backed by the Nature Hills Nursery product guarantee and protected by Plant Sentry™, which helps ensure regulated plant materials aren’t sent to prohibited areas.

Expect to receive your plants at the appropriate planting time for your growing zone when temperatures are safest for those plants that ship in fall, winter, or early spring.

Shop the selection of mature Plum trees for sale at Nature Hills Nursery and place your order for Simka Plum Tree today.

What shipping options do you offer?

NatureHills.com works closely with our growers and nursery professionals to ensure we ship when it is most appropriate for your area. Our goal is to deliver the hardiest plants by avoiding extreme high and low temperatures. Check out our shipping schedule for more information and to learn our wills and won’ts when it comes to shipping plants. Find your Simka Plum Tree for sale here at NatureHills.com!