Plum
Trademark: VRONI ™
Variety: Wei 5276
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Dr. Michael Neumüller, Technical University Munich and Bavarian Centre of Pomology and Fruit Breeding, Hallbergmoos, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Dr. Michael Neumüller, Bavarian Centre of Pomology and Fruit Breeding, Hallbergmoos, Germany |
| Property rights | application for EU plant variety rights, registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium early to medium |
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| Fertility | under examination, pollinator varieties are recommended |
| Pollinator | Katinka, FRANZI ™ Wei 1408 (S), Cacaks Schöne, Topfive (S), MONI ™ Wei 5319 (S), Cacaks Fruchtbare, TOPTASTE ™ Kulinaria (S), JOFELA ™ HOH 7346 (S), RESI ™ Wei 301, Tophit Plus (S), Topend Plus (S) |
Fruit
| Ripening time | very, very late, about 14 days after Presenta (S), 15. plum week |
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| Scale, shape | medium large, 40-43 mm, about 40 g, oval-ovoid, limited suture |
| Colour | uniform deep dark blue, heavy bloom |
| Fruit flesh | at the first pick still green, highripe fruits greenish to yellow, firm to very firm, fine textured, juicy |
| Taste | just before maturity grassy, at full maturity sweet (in average 20 to 26 Brix) with fine acidity |
| Cracking sensitivity | very low, according to previous experience, very stable even after heavy rainfall in late summer |
| Stone separability | well removing when fruits are fully ripe, clingstone at the beginning of ripening |
| Plum pox | not resistant to plum pox virus, leaf symptoms appear clearly, fruit symptoms rarely occur |
| Storage | very good storability |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, upright to semi-upright, sufficient garnished and branched, light to medium green foliage comparable to 'MONI ™', intensive red tips |
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| Crop load | under examination, flowers and fruits mostly on perennial wood |
Evaluation
VRONI ™ is currently the latest ripening, aromatic plum variety.
Growing this variety is very lucrative, as the plum season is extended.
Despite the very long vegetation period from the beginning of flowering to ripening, this plum novelty proves to be extremely stable even in years with very high rainfall.
The attractive, medium-sized fruits have a very long harvest period and, according to initial experience, show no tendency to neck shrivel, stone splitting or caverns.
The late ripening period requires special attention when treating against the plum moth. Additional fungicide treatments may also be necessary to avoid crop loss.