Plum
Trademark: WALTERS HERRENBERGER ™
Variety: Nr. 6410
Species: Plum, Prunus domestica
Origin
Breeder, Place | Dr. Walter Hartmann, University Hohenheim, Germany |
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Intellectual property | Dr. Walter Hartmann, Germany |
Parents | Jojo (S) x Hauszwetschge Schüfer |
Property rights | trademark protection in Germany |
Blossom
Blooming date | medium early, high blossom density; according to breeder medium late to late |
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Fertility | under examination; self-fertile according to breeder |
Fruit
Ripening time | late to very late, 10.-11. plum week |
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Scale, shape | medium to large, 38-42 mm, oval to ovoid |
Colour | sun fruits blue to purple, shaded fruits red to purple and a bit rufous, wax bloom |
Fruit flesh | yellow, medium firm to firm, fine textured, juicy |
Taste | spicy-sourish |
Cracking sensitivity | very low |
Stone separability | very good stone removing |
Plum pox | highly resistant, hypersensitive to the plum pox virus |
Storage | good |
Tree
Vigour | medium strong, semi-upright to spreading, well branched, dark green and healthy leaves |
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Crop load | early setting, ideal to high |
Evaluation
A late-ripening plum variety whose most notable characteristic is its absolute immunity to Scharka.
The fruits are spicy and aromatic and are used for baking and desserts as well as for industrial processing.