DESCRIPTION: A popular hardy fruit tree with showy fragrant white flowers in spring and loads of tasty blue prune-plums in late summer; an open, spreading tree, quite ornamental; needs full sun, well-drained soil and a pollinator.

BOTANICAL NAME: Prunus 'Mount Royal'
AVERAGE HEIGHT: 4 Meters
AVERAGE SPREAD: 2.5-3 Meters
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: White
FLOWERING TIME: Early spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Birds & Butterflies, Edible Fruit

POLLINATION: Self-pollinating but benefits from cross-pollination with European plum varieties.

HEIGHT AT TIME OF SHIPPING: 5 gallon 4-6 feet, 10 gallon 6-7 feet. These sizes are approximate and may vary slightly year to year or even depending on the time of year. Height is that of the tree itself and does not include the height of the container. 

Edible Qualities

Mount Royal Plum is a small tree that is commonly grown for its edible qualities. It produces blue round fruit (technically 'drupes') with purple overtones and gold flesh which are usually ready for picking in late summer. Note that the fruits have hard inedible pits inside which must be removed before eating or processing. The fruits have a sweet taste and a juicy texture.

The fruit are most often used in the following ways:

• Fresh Eating
• Baking
• Preserves
• Drying
• Canning
• Freezing