Plum (Prunus domestica) AZURA®

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