WALTERS HERRENBERGER ™ Nr. 6410
Plum, Prunus domestica
A late-ripening plum variety whose most notable characteristic is its absolute immunity to plum pox virus.
The fruits are spicy and aromatic and are used for baking and dessert fruit as well as for industrial processing.
Blossom
Blooming date
medium early, high blossom density; according to breeder medium late to late
Fertility
partially self-fertile, cross-pollination is recommended; self-fertile according to breeder
Pollinator
Katinka, JULIKA ™ HOH 8679 (S), FRANZI ™ WEI 1408 (S), Cacaks Schöne, Topfive (S), MONI ™ WEI 5319 (S), WALTERS GÄUGOLD ™ Nr. 7533, JOFELA ™ HOH 7346 (S), RESI ™ WEI 301, Tophit Plus (S), TRUEBLUE ™ HOH 4528 (S), Topend Plus (S), VRONI ™ WEI 5256
Fruit
Ripening time
late to very late, 10.-11. plum week
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
Crop load
early setting, ideal to high
Origin
Breeder, Place
Dr. Walter Hartmann, University Hohenheim, Germany
Intellectual property
Dr. Walter Hartmann, Germany
Parents
Jojo (S) x Hauszwetschge Schüfer
Property rights
trademark protection in Germany