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Prunus domestica 'Plumsweet VIII'

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread endozoochory
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Cultivation

Late-season, red and green skin, red-pink flesh, interspecific plum. Origin: Le Grand, CA, by L.G. Bradford. Unnamed red plum × unknown apricot and interspecific pollen; crossed 2001; selected 2004. USPP 18,670; 25 Mar. 2008. Tree: medium; medium vigor; spreading; medium productive, uncertain producer; self-infertile; anthers light yellow; petals white; blooms midseason, 20 Feb.-6 Mar. in Le Grand. Fruit: medium, 65 mm diameter, 145 g; round to oblate; skin red and green, glabrous; flesh red-pink; SS 20-24%; clingstone; ripens 10-20 Aug.
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Germination duration (days) 120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
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Minimum temperature (C°) -25
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 33
Size small
Vigor moderate vigor
Productivity moderate productivity

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Synonyms

Prunus domestica 'Plumsweet VIII'
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