Beach Plum Seeds-ECOS

Highly Productive Plum Species -Beach is Not Required

Found on the eastern seaboard from Virginia to Maine, beach plums are well known as a processed fruit for jams and jellies. Starting in the mid 80's I began plantings of them at my farm and found them easy to cultivate and highly fruitful. Over time I began to make seedling selections of them and planted them throughout my farm as a source for seeds. These were seed strains from within the natural range of the beach plum.  During this time, I made dozens of 'grow outs' and planted these at my farm as a source of selected seed. This Ecos seed is currently the source of my seeds today.  It has proved to make excellent populations of healthy plants with good fruiting capabilities. 

Beach plums are high in vitamin A and contain 1000 IU in a cup along with cholesterol-lowering pectin. The fruits are the easiest to eat fresh compared to other wild plums because they have very little natural astringency.  

Beach plums are the last Prunus species to flower missing frosts so there is almost always a crop. Can grow in pure sand or your average loam soil. Plant two for pollination and best fruit set. The plants need replacing after 20 years. They grow best in full sun and open dry locations. Plants are usually immune to mildew, black knot and plum curculio. 

To Germinate the Seeds:  Seeds normally take the usual cold dormancy of 90 days cold 34F to 38F and slightly moist medium like Canadian peat moss. After put at room temperature, they will sprout over a month period. If there is little or only partial sprouting, then they will need the warmth of the summer months to grow the embryo more. Then you will want to add another cold dormancy which will cause the remainder of the seeds to sprout in the second cold period. 

Seeds are from the 2024 season and refrigerated. Seeds have been floated and the blanks removed. 2024 seeds include Nana, Island and other heavy producers as a mix.