Rumyanaya Zorka is a modern cold-hardy plum. The medium-sized fruits are a very pretty dark pink / crimson colour when ripe, with a yellow flesh.
It has a good reputation for being cold-hardy and tolerant of difficult spring weather, and capable of producing heavy crops.
It is also quite precocious and should start fruiting in the 3rd year after planting if using a semi-vigorous rootstock.
This variety is partially self-fertile. It will usually set a good crop on its own, but cropping may be improved if planted near to other Siberian plums, Myrobalan plums, cherry plums, or Japanese plums.
Next deliveries: December 2025
Let me know when Rumyanaya Zorka hybrid plum trees are back in stock.
If you do not hear from us by March you can contact us to pre-order for next autumn.
Rumyanaya Zorka was developed at Nikita Botanical Gardens in Ukraine. It is a Myrobalan plum, developed from several varieties of Prunus cerasifera.
Hybrid or inter-specific plums make an interesting addition to the home orchard. The European plum (Prunus domestica) and Japanese plum (Prunus salicina) are perhaps the best known of the fruiting plum species, but there are many others, and numerous natural hybrids between these species. Man-made plum hybrids have been popular since the 1960s and typically aim to marry the productivity and flavours of European and Japanese plums with the rustic qualities of other species. The Siberian plum (Prunus ussriensis) for example can bring excellent cold-hardiness to a hybrid variety.
