JULIKA ™ HOH 8679 (S)
Trademark: JULIKA ™
Variety: HOH 8679 (S)
Species: Prunus domestica
Origin
| Breeder, Place | Dr. Walter Hartmann, University Hohenheim, Germany |
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| Intellectual property | Artevos, Germany |
| Parents | HOH 5185 x HOH 6482 |
| Crossing number | HOH 8679 |
| Property rights | application for EU plant variety rights, registered for EU trademark |
Blossom
| Blooming date | medium early according to Artevos |
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| Fertility | under examination |
Fruit
| Ripening time | medium early, 3.-4. plum week, shortly after Katinka |
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| Scale, shape | medium large, on average 40 mm, oval-ovoid, limited suture |
| Colour | very uniform dark blue, heavy bloom, the colouring of the fruits takes place well before they are ready to harvest |
| Fruit flesh | green, very firm, juicy, flesh stay for a long time stable on the tree |
| Taste | At the first pick emphasized sourness, fully ripe fruits spicy-aromatic with typical plum flavour. The velutinous, firm skin stays sourish. |
| Cracking sensitivity | very low, based on our own initial experience in 2023 |
| Stone separability | very good stone removing |
| Plum pox | under examination |
| Storage | under examination |
Tree
| Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright to spreading, well branched, dark green and healthy foliage |
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| Crop load | early setting, yield potential under examination |
Evaluation
The fruits, which ripen shortly after Katinka, are attractive due to their attractive shape and colour, their flavour when fully ripe with a high sugar content, very good stone removal and high cracking stability.
Only in the coming years will it be possible to incorporate our own cultivation experience into the assessment.