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Sapa Cherry-Plum is a Hansen hybrid cherry-plum. The Northwest Nursery Co. described it as a cross between Sand Cherry and Sultan plum, a large Japanese plum with purple flesh. The name is said to come from an Indian word meaning black, matching the fruit's dark color. [S1]
The fruit is glossy dark purple and at least one inch across, with rich dark red flesh. It ripens in the third week of August. The catalog calls it excellent for fresh eating and splendid for sauce. The pit is small, and the tender skin does not need to be removed for cooking. [S1]
The tree has a plum-like habit but stays fairly low. It is described as hardy, very productive, and quick to bear. Fruit buds often set heavily in the first year. A substantial crop may follow in the second year, and five- or six-foot trees are said to bear the year after transplanting. [S1]
The catalog lists Sapa with hardy plum and sand cherry hybrids promoted for the northwestern prairie region, especially North Dakota and nearby cold-winter areas. It gives no numbered hardiness zone, so its hardiness is supported here by the prairie-region context and the direct description as hardy. [S1]
Sapa may be planted with Opata for pollination. The source does not give a release year, breeder details beyond the Hansen hybrid section context, or later breeding use. [S1]
Summary source basis
This summary currently draws chiefly from PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co..
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“SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum”
— PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co., p18
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 103 | PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co. | unknown | 11 | 0 | 0 | p18 | The entry says it may be planted with Opata for pollinization.; The tree is described as hardy and as bearing tremendously.; The pit is small and the skin is tender and need not be removed when cooked.; The fruit is exce |
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| 103 | p18 | recommendation_context | The entry says it may be planted with Opata for pollinization. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | entry_hardiness_observation | The tree is described as hardy and as bearing tremendously. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | description_snippet | The pit is small and the skin is tender and need not be removed when cooked. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | culinary_use | The fruit is excellent for eating out of hand and splendid when made into sauce. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | description_snippet | The fruit ripens the third week in August. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | productivity | Five- or six-foot trees will bear the next year after transplanting. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | productivity | Fruit buds often set heavily the first year and the tree bears quite a crop the second year. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | fruit_size | Fruit size is described as one inch or more in diameter. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | fruit_color | The fruit is a glossy dark purple with rich dark red flesh. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | growth_habit | The tree is plum-like in habit but rather low growing. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p18 | entry_pedigree | This cultivar is described as a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum, a large purple-fleshed Japanese plum. | SAPA CHERRY—PLUM—(From Indian word meaning Black.) This is a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum | page_block:0.90 |
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| recommendation_context | The entry says it may be planted with Opata for pollinization. | 0.95 |
| entry_hardiness_observation | The tree is described as hardy and as bearing tremendously. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | The pit is small and the skin is tender and need not be removed when cooked. | 0.95 |
| culinary_use | The fruit is excellent for eating out of hand and splendid when made into sauce. | 0.97 |
| description_snippet | The fruit ripens the third week in August. | 0.97 |
| productivity | Five- or six-foot trees will bear the next year after transplanting. | 0.95 |
| productivity | Fruit buds often set heavily the first year and the tree bears quite a crop the second year. | 0.96 |
| fruit_size | Fruit size is described as one inch or more in diameter. | 0.96 |
| fruit_color | The fruit is a glossy dark purple with rich dark red flesh. | 0.97 |
| growth_habit | The tree is plum-like in habit but rather low growing. | 0.97 |
| entry_pedigree | This cultivar is described as a cross between the Sand Cherry and the Sultan plum, a large purple-fleshed Japanese plum. | 0.99 |
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