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The dark blue, beautifully pruinose fruits have given this variety its name.
Crossbreed: Hanita x Cacak Fruitful
Vigour: mderate
Blossom: early, partially self-fertile
Fruits: medium-sized, weight 35 - 45 g, oblong, dark blue with heavy wax coating. Fruits are easy to transport and store.
Pulp: firm, freestone, aromatic
Taste: pleasant plum aroma, slight acidity with high Oechsle degrees
Harvest season: mid-August
Yield: high and regular, early onset
Special notes: the variety only showed slight leaf symptoms but no fruit symptoms in the Plum pox virus (PPV) test
Details and Specifications | |
Rootstock Characteristics and Description: | St. Julien A - Semi Vigorous rootstock for cold areas with fluctuating spring temperatures due to inconsistent spring weather conditions. Plum trees grown on St. Julien rootstocks tend to come into bearing after 3-4 years. They can be used to produce free-standing trees (with no staking required once established) |