'Twilite' Plum Released from the
Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station

(PL-97)

(From an open pollinated seed of 'Black Beauty')

It is probably a Japanese-American hybrid, very late to ripen for a plum from those species. Normal harvesting time is about September 10; however, it will remain firm and in good shape on the tree for three or four weeks after that time, which indicates a good shipper. The plum is a cling, medium to large, and red with a light blue bloom. The flesh is yellow tinged with red, fine grained, juicy, sweet and of good flavor. Tree growth is fairly vigorous, resembling the Japanese species; the variety produces large crops. Flesh characteristics (and the fact that some 'Santa Rosa' trees were grown next to the seed parent 'Black Beauty') indicate the probability that 'Santa Rosa' was the pollen parent.  Introduced 1947.