General
Partly funded by Hortgro. Yellow, round plum with excellent eating quality. Proper thinning to ensure good fruit size.
Category: Fruit
Released: May 2009
Fruit kind: Plum
Selection No.: PR00-37
Usage: Dessert
Origin: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
Exclusive licensee: Culdevco (Pty) Ltd
Tree Characteristics
Chilling requirement: Medium (400-600 Infruitec Chilling Units)
Growth habit: Semi-spreading
Flowering (10% blossoms open): 1st week September**
Full bloom (80% blossoms open): 2nd week September**
Flower shape: Rosaceous
Bearing habit: On both spurs and shoots
Disease susceptibility (normal sprays): Normal
Rootstocks evaluated: Maridon
Marianna
PRODUCTION CHARACTERISTICS
Pollinator: Sun Supreme
Fruit set: Excellent
Blossom or fruit: Fruit thinning recommended
Intensity of flowers: High
Fruit Characteristics
Harvest date (first pick): Week 7 (2nd week February)
Control cultivar: After Songold
Production (kg/tree): Very good (20kg/ tree at 4.5 x 1.5 metre)
Fruit size distribution: Count A-AA (80-90g/fruit)
Shape: Ovate
Skin colour: Yellow
Flesh colour: Yellow
TSS at harvest: 16˚brix. Very good taste.
Texture: Medium
Stone: Cling
Storage ability: Good. Dual temp. Independently evaluated.
ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij: Prof. B Ndimba | Tel: 021 809 3002
Culdevco: Mishkaat Anderson | Tel: 021 888 8473
*= Plant Breeders Rights: ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij
**= Data obtained at Bien Donne, Simondium, Western Cape and is not necessarily representative of other areas.
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