WorldFloraDB - Prunus domestica 'Purple'

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.

Life form	perennial
Growth form	tree
Growth support	-
Foliage retention	deciduous
Sexuality	hermaphrodite
Pollination	entomogamy
Spread	endozoochory
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Usage

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Cultivation

Origin: in Auburn, Ala., by J.D. Norton, Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1973. Methley × Ozark Premier; cross made in 1961; tested as Methley 1143. Tree: medium; upright; vigorous; productivity excellent; resistant to bacterial canker, fruit spot, leaf spot and black knot; chilling requirement 850 h. Fruit: 1 3/4 inches in diam.; skin purple; flesh creamcolored, firm; quality good; semi-clingstone; may be stored 3 weeks or more; for local and distant markets; ripens about 20 July.

More

Origin: in Sebastopol, Calif., by Luther Burbank. Introd. in 1931 by Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co., Louisiana, Mo. Parentage unknown; discovered about 1922. Tree: Fruit: skin purple, slightly pubescent, with heavy bloom; flesh deep purple, quality good, clings tone. No longer propagated.

Mode	-
Germination duration (days)	120 - 365
Germination temperacture (C°)	18 - 23
Germination luminosity	-
Germination treatment	-
Minimum temperature (C°)	-25
Optimum temperature (C°)	18 - 33
Size	small
Vigor	vigorous
Productivity	excellent productivity

Identifiers

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Synonyms

Prunus domestica 'Purple'

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