Tophit Plus (S)
Plum, Prunus domestica
Late ripening, large-sized and attractive dessert fruits with good taste and long storability. To achieve well flavoured fruits they should ripen on the tree.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium early
Fertility
partially self-fertile, cross-pollination recommended
Pollinator
Juna (S), Katinka, Hanka (S), FRANZI ™ Wei 1408 (S), Cacaks Schöne, BLUE FROST ™ Hoh 7302 (S), MONI ™ Wei 5319 (S), JOFELA ™ Hoh 7346 (S), Presenta (S), Topend Plus (S)
Fruit
Ripening time
late, 10.-11. plum week, long harvesting period
Scale, shape
very large, 60-100 g, ovoid
Colour
steel blue, very early staining
Fruit flesh
greenish yellow, firm, juicy
Taste
aromatic with refreshing acidity, to high crop load leads to flat taste
Cracking sensitivity
low
Stone separability
freestone
Plum pox
tolerant
Storage
good, 4-6 weeks possible in cold-storage
Tree
Vigour
medium strong to strong, semi-upright, hardly blind wood
Crop load
high and regular, thinning is necessary for good fruit quality
Origin
Breeder, Place
Prof. Dr. Helmut Jacob, Research Institute Geisenheim, Germany
Intellectual property
Artevos, Germany
Parents
Cacaks Beste x President
Crossing number
P 7-29
Property rights
registered for EU plant variety rights