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Moon Valley Nurseries has Mexican Plum trees for sale in a variety of sizes, ready to be planted in the perfect spot in your yard! Full sun exposure is an ideal growing condition for the Mexican Plum tree.
This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to grow plum trees in Florida. It discusses the best varieties of plum trees for Florida, soil preparation, ideal spacing, planting times, watering and fertilizing requirements.
Even better, Mexican plums fit right in along tight spaces like roads, pipelines, clearcuts, or powerline edges, and stretch out just enough to get the sun they need to produce bountiful crops. Even after taller trees have outcompeted Mexican plum, they still manage to produce plenty of fruit.
However, the University of Florida's stone fruit breeding program has developed cultivars that improve the potential for growing plums in Florida and other mild winter areas that have high disease pressure. These cultivars are recommended for trial in Florida.
Growing plum trees in Florida and other mild winter areas throughout the Gulf coast is a viable option for growers and homeowners. However, it is important to select a planting site with loamy, well-drained soil and full sun exposure of at least 6 to 8 hours per day.
To grow plum trees in Florida you must plant specific varieties. “Gulf” cultivars of Plum trees have been cultivated by the University of Florida and will thrive in our warmer climate. Gulfbeauty, Gulfblaze, and Gulfrose are all low chill hour plum trees that will grow well in Florida.
The blooms help make Mexican Plum ideal for use as a specimen tree but it also fits in nicely in the naturalized landscape as an understory tree. The gray/black, ridged and furrowed bark is quite attractive, and the deciduous leaves turn a showy orange color in fall before dropping. GENERAL INFORMATION.
