Cherry plum Mara

Variety from the Belarusian Research Institute of Fruit Growing, seedling of open pollination (Pr. cerasifera x Pr. salicina var. ussuriensis). Authors: V.A. Matveev, M.P. Malukovich, Z.A. Kozlovskaia, M.G. Maksimenko. Included in the State Register of Varieties and Woody Plants of the Republic of Belarus since 1999; in the State Register of Selection Achievements of the Russian Federation — in 2002.

Fast-growing, vigorous tree with a round, spreading crown.

Fruits of medium size (23 g), round in shape. Main color is bright yellow, with no covering. Stone is medium-sized and fused with the flesh. Flesh is yellow, loose, very juicy, with a pleasant sour-sweet taste, tasting score 4.0 points. Chemical composition of the flesh: dry matter content 14.83%, titratable acidity 1.53%, total sugars 10.13%. Harvesting period: September.

Enters fruiting on the 2nd-3rd year after planting in an orchard on seedling rootstock. Self-sterile. Best pollinators: wild common althea, variety Vityba. Highly resistant to Clasterosporium.

Late-ripening variety, high-yielding (up to 35 t/ha at 5 x 3 m planting scheme on seedling rootstock of althea). Winter-hardy almost in all aspects.