Plum
Variety: Cacaks Schöne
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Institut Cacak, Serbia |
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| Parents | Wangenheim x Pocegaca, 1961 |
| Crossing number | Nr. 2745 |
| Synonym | Cacanska lepotica |
| Property rights | free variety |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early to medium early |
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| Fertility | self-fertile, good pollinator |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium early, 5. plum week, maturity date 10-14 days after colouring |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, 36-42 mm, 32-48 g, ellipsoid |
| Colour | even dark blue with heavy bloom |
| Fruit flesh | light green, firm |
| Taste | at the first pick flavour can be poor but well developed at full maturity |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Plum pox | less susceptible |
| Storage | travels and storages well when picked early |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong growth, moderate branching, tends to spreading, good leaf to fruit ratio, highly susceptible to Monilia and less to Valsa |
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| Crop load | high-yielding variety from an early age |
Evaluation
This variety reaches high commercial value because of its high and regular yields. The yield potential and the large fruits guarantee a high tonnage. Because of that Cacaks Schöne is the most efficient variety right now for the baking industry. Important to mention is the early colouring of the fruits, usually up to 10-14 days before good aroma develops. An early harvest is not recommended.