One of summer’s most exquisite pleasures is the Santa Rosa plum, plucked off its stem just after sunrise, droplets of dew shimmering in the morning light. Take that first bite and feel the fruit’s thin skin snap between your teeth as your mouth fills with luscious juice.
The Santa Rosa plum is one of Luther Burbank’s most enduring creations. Of the more than 100 plum varieties he developed, the Santa Rosa is the most celebrated.
Like Arctic Gem white peaches and Sureness yellow watermelon, the less done to these superb plums, the better…