{"product_id":"bubblegum-toka-plum-tree","title":"Bubblegum Toka Plum Tree","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe plum that actually tastes like bubblegum — sweet, spicy, and so productive one tree can feed the whole street.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Toka is a Japanese-American hybrid plum (\u003cem\u003ePrunus salicina\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e'Toka'), often called the \"Bubblegum Plum\" for the unmistakable candy-sweet, faintly spicy flavor of its firm reddish-bronze fruit. Bred for the upper Midwest, it pairs that distinctive taste with cold-hardiness most plums can't match, and it doubles as a generous pollen source for nearby Japanese and American plums. Eat it fresh off the branch, or turn the rich flesh into jam, sauce, and dried fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy growers choose the Toka\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOne-of-a-kind flavor.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe aromatic, spicy-sweet \"bubblegum\" taste sets it apart from any standard market plum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGenuinely cold-hardy.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThriving in zones 3 through 8, it shrugs off winters that kill most Japanese plums.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA pollination powerhouse.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eToka is one of the best pollen donors available, helping set heavier crops on other plums planted nearby.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReliably heavy bearer.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMature trees load up with fruit, ripening in midsummer for fresh eating and preserving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePretty in bloom.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eClouds of fragrant white spring blossoms make it an ornamental as well as a producer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt a mature 15 to 20 feet tall and wide, Toka makes a substantial in-ground orchard or backyard tree — a single specimen that delivers shade, spring bloom, and bushels of fruit, while quietly improving the harvest of every plum around it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Backyard Wonders","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":64312924733809,"sku":null,"price":119.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/2877\/1697\/files\/TokaPlumTree.webp?v=1785596425","url":"https:\/\/backyardwonders.co\/products\/bubblegum-toka-plum-tree","provider":"Backyard Wonders","version":"1.0","type":"link"}