Plum
Trademark: TOPTASTE ™
Variety: Kulinaria (S)
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Prof. Dr. Helmut Jacob, Fachhochschule Geisenheim |
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| Intellectual property | Hochschule Geisenheim University, Germany |
| Parents | Valor x Hauszwetschge, 1994 |
| Crossing number | P 33-3 |
| Property rights | registered for German plant variety rights and EU-trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium late to late |
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| Fertility | self-sterile |
| Pollinator | Cacaks Schöne, Felsina, Topfive (S), Auerbacher, Nancymirabelle, Cacaks Fruchtbare, Topper (S), Fellenberg, Hauszwetschgen-Typen, Tophit Plus (S), Victoria |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium late, 8. plum week |
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| Scale, shape | medium to large, 35-42 mm, > 40 g, ellipsoid to ovoid |
| Colour | dark to black blue, heavy bloom, pronounced lenticels |
| Fruit flesh | yellow, firm, very juicy |
| Taste | sweet-aromatic, spicy |
| Cracking sensitivity | low |
| Stone separability | partial clingstone |
| Plum pox | tolerant |
| Storage | variable, in some years there can be neck shrivel |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright to upright, good branching |
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| Crop load | regular and ideal yields from an early age without biennial bearing |
Evaluation
TOPTASTE ™ impresses not only with its attractive appearance but also with its spicy and highly aromatic fruits. With its good internal qualities it is suitable as dessert fruit for direct sales and also distilling. Because of its partial clingstone it is less suitable for baking.