Plum
Variety: Jojo (S)
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Dr. W. Hartmann, University Hohenheim, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Parents | Ortenauer x Stanley, 1981 |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | very early to early |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium late, 8. plum week, can be picked over a long period |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, 40-45 mm, 45-55 g, ellipsoid |
| Colour | dark blue, shaded side purple with heavy bloom |
| Fruit flesh | light yellow, firm, juicy |
| Taste | at full maturity well balanced sugar-acid ratio |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Plum pox | immune |
| Storage | good |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, good branching, harmonious growth |
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| Crop load | from an early age high and regular |
Evaluation
An attractive, high yielding variety with good quality. It is used in the baking and processing industry, also as dessert fruit. The most important feature of this variety is its complete resistance to Plum Pox virus.