European plum Golden Early

Origin: Record — self-fertile. Breeder — Saratov Experimental Fruit Station. Authors: A.P. Kruglova, G.I. Dymnova. Introduced into the State Register in 2006 for the Nizhnevolsk region.

Tree fast-growing, medium-sized, pyramidal crown, sparse and spreading; bark on trunk and main branches gray, smooth, without lenticels; shoots medium, straight, red, internode length 8-10 mm; buds single and double, oval, with acute apex; leaf blade large, elongated, flat, base slightly acuminate, apex gradually acuminate, margin serrated, no pubescence; petiole long, medium thickness, pigmented, glandular dots white, number 16-18; stipules in the form of dots; flowers double, triple.

Fruit medium-sized, weight 26 g, elongated-acute, height 42-45 mm, width 35-38 mm, thickness in two planes 34-44 mm; ventral suture barely noticeable, without stripes, skin dense and thin, fruit yellow, covering rose-yellow, flesh yellow, slightly dry, cavity color monochromatic with flesh; juice colorless; pedicel 21-23 mm; thickness 1-1.5 mm; stone medium, apex oval, base obtuse, stone in pits, ribs not expressed, oval.

Taste sweet with spice; pedicel attachment to fruit strong. Chemical composition of skin and flesh: monosaccharide content 5.2%, sucrose 4.3%; sugar-acid coefficient 5.8, free catechins 57 mg/100g, anthocyanins 78 mg/100g, pectin 8%.

Phenological phases: end of shoot growth — June 19-23, end of vegetation — October 23-28; heat tolerance medium; yield per tree — 28 kg.

Horticultural and selection evaluation of the variety — selection purpose: for cold resistance and taste qualities, for taste qualities and early fruit ripening, for low growth, for resistance to pests and diseases).