This Month’s Featured Fruit Tree at Parkview Nursery Jackson

For the Month of July, Parkview Nursery Jackson, would like to spotlight the Dapple Dandy Plout. If you want to grow a fruit that will completely ruin grocery store produce for you forever, plant a Dapple Dandy Pluot. Famously nicknamed the "Dinosaur Egg" due to its distinctive speckled skin, this premium plum-apricot hybrid is a consistent champion in national fruit taste tests. It packs an explosion of sweet, low-acid flavor that you simply cannot find on supermarket shelves.

Bring a fun, exotic, and beautiful touch to your yard with this incredibly fast-growing tree, perfectly adapted to thrive in our warm Inland Empire climate. In the spring, the tree explodes into a delicate cloud of white blossoms, which give way to spectacular 'Dinosaur Egg' fruits featuring a stunning yellow-green dappled skin that matures to a deep maroon. Slice one open to reveal a gorgeous, brilliant pink flesh that makes backyard gardening and healthy eating a massive hit with kids! Reaching a manageable mature size of 15–20 feet, it responds beautifully to summer pruning if you need to keep it tucked into a smaller space. While it is easy-to-moderate to grow and will set some fruit on its own, you will enjoy truly massive harvests when it is paired with a cross-pollinator 'buddy' like a Santa Rosa or Burgundy Plum. Caring for it is simple: it loves deep, consistent watering—thriving with a thorough soak 2–3 times a week during its first July in the ground—and a 3-inch layer of wood mulch to protect the roots from the summer heat. Best of all, the fruit safely hangs on the tree for up to three weeks after ripening, meaning there is absolutely no rush to harvest your delicious rewards all at once!

This tree also qualifies for the Riverside Shade Tree Program.