Japanese Plum
Variety: Fortune
Species: Prunus salicina
Origin
| Breeder, Place | J.H. Weinberger, Fresno, California, USA |
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| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early to medium |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| Pollinator | Catalina, Crimson Glo (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | 18-20 days after 'Crimson Glo (S)', same ripening time as 'TOPTASTE™ Kulinaria (S)' |
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| Scale, shape | large, rounded, slightly oblong, limited suture, plain stalk cavity |
| Colour | red to purple, medium heavy bloom |
| Fruit flesh | intense yellow, finely textured, very juicy |
| Taste | aromatic at full maturity and slightly perfumed, skin slightly sourish |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | partial freestone, small stone |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium to strong, upright, good even branching, cropping branches tend to bend down, dark green, healthy leaves |
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| Crop load | regular good yields |
Evaluation
The medium late ripening 'Fortune' is a high-yielding variety that shows good fruit sizes at the same time. Good flavour and intensive colouring can only be developed with timely fruit thinning.