Mid-early Siberian plum intended mainly for northern growing areas with cold winters and unsettled spring weather. Valuable for its adaptability, excellent taste, high frost resistance and very good resistance to fungal diseases. An interspecific hybrid of Cherry plum (Prunus cerasifera), Japanese plum (Prunus salicina), Ussurian plum (Prunus ussuriensis) and Chinese plum (Prunus simonii).
Crossing: Skoroplodnaya x Desertnaya, breeders G.V. Yeremin, S.N. Zabrodina, V.A. Matveyev, M.P. Malyukevich, 1993
Skoroplodnaya was created by crossing the hybrid plum Climax (
Vigour: moderate, canopy oval, moderately dense
Blossom: the variety is partially self-fertile, so it produces crops even without the presence of pollinator. If there is a pollinator nearby, the harvest will be higher and more stable. A suitable pollinator is another variety of Siberian plum, Japanese plum or Cherry plum. Blooming flowers are resistant to mild frost.
Fruit: weight 30 g, oval shape. Basic color yellow, covered with purle red on 60 - 80% of the fruit surface. The fruits have a high marketable quality, are resistant to cracking and good transportable. The advantage is that they hold well on the tree for a long time after ripening. Suitable for fresh consumption and processing.
Pulp: juicy, medium firm, orange, aromatic, semi-freestone. Sugar content 15.0 to 18.0° Brix.
Taste: harmonious, more sweet than sour
Harvest season: mid-July
Yeald: high, stable and regular, early yield onset
Disease and frost resistance: high
Usage: the variety is particularly suitable for peripheral areas of stone fruit cultivation. Suitable for organic or no-spray culture.
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