Narrative
Type = Plum. Per Hedrick (see citation): "Satsuma was raised from the same lot of plum pits from which the Burbank came, the seeds having been sent to Luther Burbank by a Japanese agent in 1833. Tree medium to large,vigorous, upright-spreading, usually quite hardy, moderately productive... Leaves somewhat lanceolate, four inches by one and one-half inches in size, of medium thickness; petiole three-quarters inch long, tinged red, with from one to three reniform, greenish-yellow glands variable in size, usually at the base of the blade. Blossoms white. Fruit mid-season or later; color dark dull red, with thin bloom; flesh dark purplish-red, juicy, tender at the skin, becoming tough at the center, sweet, with an almond-like flavor; of good quality; stone semi-clinging or clinging." Per Thomas (see citation): "Tree spreading, very prolific in a mixed orchard; fruit alrge, round-oblong to round-conic, with a short, blunt point; skin dark red, specked with greenish dots; flesh very firm, blood red, cling, rather coarse, good. Excellent for canning but not desirable for eating out of hand. Season late, and a very long keeper."