In 1885 Luther Burbank of Sebastapol received a few baby Japanese Plum Seedling trees. One was this red flesh Plum he named 'Blood Plum of Satsuma' in honor of the Japanese Province the seeds came from. This beautiful plum is delicious and dependable here in the Sierra Foothills. The flesh is firm, the flavor good and it is sweet but not too sweet. Great eaten fresh, canned or jammed. Good source of vitamin C, iron, vitamin A, B-complex and many other vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. This is one of the original plums that started it all for Luther.

Luther Burbank mesmerized the world in the late 1800's when he showed the world what cross pollination can accomplish. He imported and bred thousands of plums and essentially created the bedrock from which all modern plum and plum crosses derived. Much of his work was continued through the Stark Brothers. The Grandmother tree is on a very old homestead in North San Juan California.