FRANZI ™ WEI 1408 (S)
Plum, Prunus domestica
Typical for this early ripening plum are the good taste, the fruit size and the firmness. The fruits are suitable for fresh eating and baking.
Typical for the variety is the less good branching in the nursery, as the trees hardly develop any premature shoots during cultivation.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium-early, robust flowering, also suitable for frost-prone locations
Fertility
self-fertile
Pollinator
Katinka, Cacaks Schöne (recommended according to breeder information)
Fruit
Ripening time
medium early, 4. plum week
Scale, shape
medium to large, 36-48 mm, ellipsoid
Colour
blue to purple, heavy bloom
Fruit flesh
at the first pick greenish yellow, at full maturity yellow to amber coloured, firm
Taste
well balanced sugar-acid ratio with high sugar content for an early ripening plum
Stone separability
freestone
Plum pox
tolerant to symptoms of the fruits
Tree
Vigour
medium strong to strong, semi-upright, good branching
Crop load
high
Origin
Breeder, Place
Dr. Michael Neumüller, Technical University Munich and Bavarian Centre of Pomology and Fruit Breeding, Hallbergmoos, Germany
Intellectual property
Dr. Michael Neumüller, Bavarian Centre of Pomology and Fruit Breeding, Hallbergmoos, Germany
Parents
Hanka (S) x Cacaks Frühe
Property rights
application for EU plant variety rights, registered trademark