European plum Goryanka

This variety was developed at the NIISS named after M.A. Lisavensky in the mountainous region of the Altai (Chemal village) by N.M. Matyunin through selection among seedlings from open pollination of the 'Sкороплодная' variety. It was included in the State Register in 2004 for the West Siberian region.

The tree is medium-sized with an oval or spherical crown. The main type of fruiting is in clusters. Bark of branches is peeling, dark gray. Shoots of medium thickness, brown, bare, with few small lenticels. Leaves are medium-sized, elliptical or obovate, smooth, shiny, light green. Leaf blade is concave, slightly curved upward, with a pointed base and serrated-margined edges. Petiole of medium length, thin, dark red. Buds and flowers are white.

Fruits weigh 16.4 g, have an irregular oval-bag shape with a blunt apex and a fine, narrow depression. The ventral suture is deep and well-defined. The main fruit color is yellow, with a bright red covering, usually covering the entire fruit. Skin is of medium thickness, slightly bitter, with a weak waxy coating. Flesh is white, medium juicy, fibrous, slightly acidic-sweet. Pit is egg-shaped, flattened, smooth, medium-sized, poorly separates from the flesh. Peduncle is of medium length, with weak attachment to the fruit. Fruits ripen in mid-August. The fruits contain up to 15.2% soluble solids, up to 13.2% sugars, up to 1.27% acids, up to 9.8 mg/100g vitamin C, and up to 420.0 mg/100g P-active compounds.

High winter hardiness of the tree and fruit buds. High yield, regular fruiting.

Advantages of the variety: high winter hardiness, good yield.

Disadvantages: poor pit detachment from flesh, bitterness in skin.