Kahinta Plum 4-6 ft branched tree

Kahinta is heavy flowering and more consistent bearing. The fruit are smallish, roughly 1.5 inches with deep red to purple tart skin and sweet tart orange flesh. Great processing or for fresh eating, though the skin is a little thicker and tarter than some varieties. Very hardy. Plant with Toka or a seedling plum for cross-pollination.

Plums grow well in Central Vermont. They are beautiful flowering trees worth planting as ornamentals. Many varieties start bearing their sweet, juicy fruit in as little as one or two years after planting. Coating developing fruit with kaolin clay (Surround® spray) just after petal drop can dramatically reduce fruit loss to the pest plum curculio.

For best pollination, plant three or more varieties relatively close together (8-15 ft). Mount Royal and Greengage plums are self-fertile and may be planted singly but will not reliably pollinate the other varieties.