Plum
Variety: Aprimira (S)
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Prof. Dr. Helmut Jacob, Research Institute Geisenheim, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany |
| Parents | open pollination of Mirabelle von Herrenhausen, 1994 |
| Crossing number | P 55-73-95 |
| Property rights | registered for German plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | very early, long blossom period |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium early, 5. plum week, very long picking season |
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| Scale, shape | medium large, 34 mm, plum-shaped |
| Colour | red speckled skin over light yellow ground colour, with a blueish lilac finish on the sunny side |
| Fruit flesh | amber coloured, firm and finely textured, very juicy at full maturity |
| Taste | highly aromatic, sweet with a mild acidity, firm and tough skin without any acidity |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Plum pox | tolerant (according to breeder) |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | weak to medium strong, semi-upright, good even branching, no blind wood, compact crown, very healthy leaves, very good leaf to fruit ratio, small compact crown at mature stage |
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| Crop load | from an early age, high yields and regular cropping, thorough fruit-thinning is necessary for the development of outstanding quality and flavour |
Evaluation
Colourful plum variety with very good internal and external qualities. The attractive spotted fruits have a sweet-aromatic taste, no acidity in the skin and freestones make them an ideal sweet treat.