Plum Akimovskaya

Volga beauty x 7-26 (southern plum seedling). Originator — Saratov Experimental Fruit Farm. Authors: A.P. Kruglova, G.I. Dymnova. Included in the State Register in 1995 for the Lower Volga region.

Medium-growing tree, spreading and drooping crown, moderate foliage; shoots straight, bare, dark-red, smooth gray bark on trunk and main branches; leaf blade flat, concave (boat-shaped), 15 x 16, matte, smooth, light-green; leaf apex gradually pointed, base pointed, leaf margin serrated-toothed, petiole long and thin, glands medium, oval, flowers white, double; petals loosely closed, four stamens, stigma positioned below stamens; flower stalk medium, thin, weakly hairy, strong hairiness on ovary. Flowering and fruiting type — on cluster branches.

Fruit oval, one-dimensional, medium size, 28 g, main color purple, covering dark-red, marbled. Skin delicate, covered with strong waxy coating, easily removed. Fruit apex rounded, slightly depressed, base with indentation, small ventral suture, noticeable. Flesh yellow with pink tint, tender, melting, slightly dry, cavity color uniform with flesh, juice colorless; pedicel medium, thin, loosely attached to stone; stone free, easily separates from flesh, oval.

Fruit attractiveness — 4.5 points, taste rating 4.0–4.3 points. Flesh sweet; aroma weak. Chemical composition of skin and flesh: dry matter — 18.6%, free acids — 1.8%, sugars — 9.0%, ascorbic acid — 15 mg/100g. Pedicel detachment from fruit easy, good transportability. Horticultural use — table, variety production rating 5 points, usage — compotes, dried fruits.

Ripening date — August 9, flowering period from May 8 to May 14; age of fruiting for grafted trees from the year of bud growth in nursery — 5 years; tree longevity medium.

Best pollinators — Mirnaya, Renklod collective. Visual yield assessment 140–148 centners/ha; fruiting not rarely periodic. Yield per tree 23.5 kg. Shoot damage from winter frosts 0 points at temperature −24°C; branch wood damage from winter frosts 0 points at temperature −25°C, flower bud damage from winter frosts and spring frosts during study period — no losses; drought resistance high; diseases — no damage recorded.

Variety advantages: winter hardiness, yield, taste qualities, fruit size and appearance.

Effect of using the Akimovskaya variety increases plum yield by 20–25%.