Plum
Variety: Juna (S)
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Dr. W. Hartmann, University Hohenheim, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Parents | Katinka (S) x Zwintschers Frühe |
| Property rights | registered for EU plant variety rights |
Blossom
| Blooming date | early |
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| Fertility | self-fertile |
Fruit
| Ripening time | early, 2. plum week, between 'Herman' and 'Katinka (S)' |
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| Scale, shape | Ø 28 - 30 mm, ovoid |
| Colour | evenly blue coloured, heavy bloom |
| Fruit flesh | greenish yellow, very juicy, finely textured when fully ripe |
| Taste | well balanced sugar-acid ratio |
| Stone separability | freestone |
| Plum pox | tolerant (according to breeder) |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright to spreading, good branching |
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| Crop load | from an early age high and regular, to high crop load leads to small fruit size |
Evaluation
Early ripening plum with excellent fresh market and baking qualities. The very evenly ripening fruits can be picked in two rounds when there was thorough fruit-thinning.