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Plums & Pluots

Flavor Grenade Pluot

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California, USA (Zaiger breeding)

Flavor Grenade was bred by Zaiger Genetics, a California breeding operation responsible for dozens of interspecific stone fruit hybrids since the 1990s, blending plum and apricot genetics into fruit types like pluots and apriums that didn't previously exist in commercial cultivation. Flavor Grenade's elongated shape and intensifying sweetness as it ripens made it one of the more distinctive and commercially successful releases from that breeding program.

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Growing & Care
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 5-9
Chill hours
~250 hours
Pollination
Needs a pollinator — Burgundy plum or another Japanese plum/Pluot works well.
Care info
Widely adaptable across both low-chill and colder climates. Holds well on the tree, extending the harvest window.
Recommendations
Let it ripen fully on the tree — the flavor intensifies noticeably the longer it hangs.
Flavor Profile
Crisp texture with an intensely sweet, almost candy-like flavor
Quick facts
Skin color
Green with red blush
Size
Medium to large
Hardiness zone
USDA Zones 5-9
Chill hours
250
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