Herman
Plum, Prunus domestica
This variety ripens shortly after 'Ruth Gerstetter'. The fruit has good baking qualities, but when planted in early sites it can also be marketed for fresh eating. For achieving good aroma more than one pick is necessary. At to high crop load flat taste and biennial bearing is possible.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium late
Fertility
self-fertile
Fruit
Ripening time
early, 2. plum week, just after 'Ruth Gerstetter', tends to early fruit-drop
Scale, shape
medium to large, globose
Colour
blue to dark blue, heavy bloom, slightly reddish on shaded side
Fruit flesh
green to pale yellow, firm, very juicy
Taste
medium to good, sweet-sourish
Stone separability
freestone
Plum pox
tolerant
Tree
Vigour
medium to strong habit, semi-upright to spreading, sparsely branching in the nursery
Crop load
from an early age high and regular, pruning of fruit wood and fruit-thinning is necessary for maintaining good fruit size
Origin
Breeder, Place
Research station Balsgard, Sweden, published 1974
Parents
The Czar x Ruth Gerstetter
Property rights
free variety