Cherry plum Abundant

Chinese plum 'Burbank' x Tavričeskaya Alacha. Originator — State Nikitsky Botanical Garden. Breeders: K.F. Kostina, O.A. Zobranskikh. Leading variety in the North Caucasus region since 1969.

Medium-growing tree. Crown flat-round, sparse. Growing shoots short-lived. Stem dark gray, smooth, medium thickness, few lenticels, medium size. Shoots horizontal, medium thickness — 2.5–3.5 mm, green tip, medium intensity sunburn, reddish-brown. Flower buds medium-sized, round, slightly delayed, scales of unfolding buds green. Leaf blade: growth direction upward, then horizontal, large, elongated-oval. Length 62 mm, width 31 mm, base wedge-shaped, apex strongly pointed. Upper surface green, medium gloss, weak pubescence along veins, double-toothed margin, weakly wavy. Petiole short — 10–11 mm, medium thickness — 1.3 mm, 6-ribbed, strongly anthocyanin-colored, very weak pubescence, two glands per petiole. Two flowers form from each bud, many flowers on one-year shoots. Medium size — 20–23 mm, corolla slightly open. Petals white, small, length 10 mm, width 8 mm, oval, strongly fringed edges, wavy apex. Many stamens — 34, filament slightly curved, length 4–8 mm, yellow anthers. Style long 10 mm, slightly curved, ovate stigma, above anthers, ovary naked. Calyx bell-shaped, unpubescent. Calyx lobes slightly reflexed, broad-oval. Pedicel medium — 6–7 mm, medium thickness.

Fruits large, length 35 mm, width 38 mm, thickness 35 mm, mass 35–40 g, round or flat-round, maximum fruit diameter near base, fruit asymmetric. Ventral suture well-defined, even throughout length. Wax coating medium density. Apex rounded. Pit medium depth. Main color yellow, covering red-violet, solid. Subcutaneous dots in average quantity, yellow, wax coating medium. Flesh orange, red near skin, dense, medium-fibrous, low-juice, slightly darkens in air. Skin medium thickness, elastic, easily separates from flesh. Pit separates from flesh, medium size, length 15 mm, width 13 mm, thickness 7 mm, mass 0.60 g, 2% of fruit mass, oval, elongated-elliptical on dorsal suture side, symmetrical, maximum thickness in center. Ridge poorly developed, rough surface, no fusion of edge of continuous suture, continuous suture edges intact. Ventral suture width medium, base wide, rounded, apex moderately pointed. Peduncle medium length — 14 mm, very thin — 1 mm.

Fruits transportable, suitable for fresh consumption and canning. Canning rating: juice with pulp — 4.4 points, compote — 4.1 points, jam — 4.3 points, frozen fruit — 4.2 points. Fruits contain, per fresh weight: dry matter 11.20%, sugars 7.2%, including 3.7% sucrose and 3.5% monosaccharides, 2.02% acids, sugar-acid index 3.0, pectin substances 0.96%, ascorbic acid 5.1 mg/100g.

Blooms in medium season — mid-April. Self-sterile. Ripe in medium season — end of June, fruits transportable. High yield. Winter hardiness medium, drought resistance low, disease resistance medium — (clasterosporiosis, moniliosis, bacterial blight).

Advantages: high productivity, large high-quality fruits.

Disadvantages: low winter hardiness, insufficient disease resistance.