This variety was obtained at the Dubovsky Experimental Station of the Nizhnevolsky Research Institute of Fruit Growing by crossing the varieties Bogatyrskaya and Volgogradskaya. Authors: R.V. Korenev, L.N. Zhukova. Introduced into the State Register in 2002.
Moderate growth rate. Open, moderately dense crown. Bark on the trunk and main branches gray, flaking. Branches diverge from the trunk at an acute angle. Shoots curved, gray-brown, bare, smooth, with numerous lenticels. Buds medium-sized, conical, brown, positioned at a 45° angle to the shoot. Leaves medium-sized, inversely egg-shaped, dark green on the upper surface, light green underneath, rough, wrinkled, slightly hairy, bluntly pointed. Leaf blade straight. Base rounded. Leaf margin finely toothed. Petiole short, slightly hairy, strongly pigmented. Two brown, small stipules. No trifoliate leaves. Flowers double, triple, and single, white, small, medium-bloomed. Fruiting occurs on shortened shoots (spurs) and long one-year shoots.
Fruits are above-average size, average weight 30-35 g, height 42.8 mm, diameter 32.2 mm, oval. Color purplish-brown, with strong waxy coating. Numerous, small, inconspicuous lenticels. Pit deep, narrow, apex pointed. Suture fine, inconspicuous. Pedicel medium in length and thickness, straight. Flesh yellow, juicy, sweet, good flavor. Juice colorless. Stone free, medium, elongated, sickle-shaped, comprising 7% of the fruit flesh. Fruits contain 19.75% dry matter, 14.07% sugars, 0.93% acids, and 6.51% ascorbic acid. Suitable for both dessert and table use, adaptable to all types of processing. High transportability.
Flowering begins in early May; fruit ripening occurs from late August to early September, depending on the year. Begins fruiting in the 3rd to 4th year after planting in orchards using one-year seedlings. Depending on the rootstock, tree longevity varies: on woolly cherry, trees are weak-growing but short-lived (service life 12-15 years). On plum and apricot, trees are medium-growing, service life 18-20 years.
Self-fertile, regular and abundant yield. Medium yield. From 6- to 10-year-old trees, 25-30 kg. High wood frost resistance; partial bud freezing occurs in harsh winters or winters with sharp temperature fluctuations. Good drought resistance, especially on apricot rootstock. Disease incidence in epidemic years up to 2 points, pest incidence up to 3 points. Suitable for intensive orchards.
Advantages of the variety: self-fertility, high stable yield, good drought and winter resistance.
Disadvantages: branches break under the weight of heavy fruit at high yields.
