Bei Tang Plumcot

*New Release*

The Bei Tang Plumcot is an intriguing hybrid of the Sapalta Cherry plum and Capilano Apricot. It's characterized by a sweet, distinctive flavour and freestone flesh similar to an apricot. Its parentage of Cherry plum is recognizable in its later flowering white blossoms and its memorable pink-red fruits.

Bei Tang Plumcots average 3 to 4 cm (1.5") and ripen in late August. 

Bei Tang was bred by Thean Pheh of Edmonton, Alberta. In Mandarin, Bei Tang translates to "Northern Candy." 

Hardiness Zone: 3

Height at Maturity: 2.5 meters (8 feet)

Spread: 2.5 meters (8 feet) 

Soil Preference: Well drained 

Light: Full sun

Pollination: Self-sterile - Pollinators such as Canadian or American plums have the best results, alternatively, Sandcherry is proven effective - as the Bei Tang Plumcot is grafted on Sandcherry rootstock you could allow for a branch under the graft to grow out as a pollinator branch. 

Latin Name: Prunus Sapalta x Capilano