Bellamira (S)
Mirabelle-Plum, Prunus domestica
This attractive, large mirabelle-plum expands the picking season of the classic 'Nancymirabelle' season. It is well suited for dessert fruit and processing.
The long harvest window is also remarkable.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium late to late
Fertility
self-fertile
Fruit
Ripening time
medium, 6. plum week, 3-5 days before 'Nancymirabelle'
Scale, shape
large, Ø 30 mm, 20 g, globose
Colour
yellow green to yellow, strong bloom, on sunny side light red cheek
Fruit flesh
yellowish, medium firm, very juicy
Taste
aromatic-sweetish with gage aromatics
Cracking sensitivity
low, less susceptible to Monilia
Stone separability
good
Plum pox
tolerant
Tree
Vigour
medium to strong growing, semi-upright, at mature stage spreading, good branching
Crop load
from an early age, high and regular, low tendency to biennial bearing
Origin
Breeder, Place
Prof. Dr. Helmut Jacob, Research Institute Geisenheim, Germany
Intellectual property
Artevos, Germany
Parents
Cacaks Beste x Nancymirabelle, 1994
Crossing number
P 34-56
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights