Bee Sugar Plum Scion

🌿 Bee Sugar Plum (蜂糖李)

Botanical Name: Prunus salicina
Common Name: Bee Sugar Plum
Origin: China

Description:
The Bee Sugar Plum is a premium Chinese plum variety prized for its exceptionally sweet and fragrant flavor. It is well-known for its honey-like taste — hence the name “Bee Sugar.” The fruit has smooth, thin skin that turns from greenish-yellow to golden when ripe, sometimes with a light blush on the sun-exposed side. The flesh is tender, juicy, and translucent with a melting texture that makes it one of the sweetest plums available.

Fruit Characteristics:

• Shape: Round to slightly oval

• Skin Color: Yellow-green turning golden at maturity

• Flesh Color: Amber-yellow, semi-transparent

• Flavor: Extremely sweet, rich, and aromatic

• Average Weight: 30–40 g per fruit

• Ripening Time: Mid to late summer

Tree Characteristics:
The Bee Sugar Plum tree is moderately vigorous, upright in habit, and easy to manage. It bears fruit early and produces consistently high yields once mature. It adapts well to warm and subtropical climates and performs best in well-drained, fertile soil under full sunlight.

Cultivation Notes:

• Pollination: Partially self-fertile, but better yields with cross-pollination

• Temperature Tolerance: Sensitive to frost, prefers mild winters

• Propagation: Commonly propagated by grafting onto Prunus rootstocks

• Use: Excellent for fresh eating, desserts, and premium fruit markets

Highlights:
The Bee Sugar Plum stands out for its exceptional sweetness and juicy texture. It’s a highly marketable variety favored by both growers and consumers who seek premium-quality fresh plums with an unforgettable honeyed flavor.