Firm, freestone, fresh market Japanese plum with black skin and red flesh. Origin: Sun World International, Bakersfield, CA, by T.A. Bacon. PL761RB × PL674RZ; tested as PL1687RB. USPP 29,789; 6 Nov. 2018. Tree: size medium; vigor medium; growth habit semi-upright; very productive; bearing regular; needs thinning; flowers white, self-incompatible; requires cross-pollination; blooms 22-26 Feb. in Wasco; chilling requirement 550 h; mostly eglandular, rarely one globose leaf gland. Fruit: large, 140 g; round; symmetric or slightly asymmetric; skin dark greyed-purple becoming black covering whole surface; flesh firm, crisp; juice medium; flavor mildly sweet, 17 ºBrix, Brix:acid ratio 34; aroma slight, fruity; good for fresh market and shipping; ripens 7 d after Black Splendor, 18-21 June in Wasco, CA.
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