Elena
Variety of Damson · Prunus domestica subsp. domestica
Very late, firm plum with excellent storage and transport ability.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmsweetaromatic
Profile
- Parentage
- Auerbacher x Fellenberg-Typ (Sämlingsauslese)
- Breeder
- Landesanstalt Hohenheim / Weinsberg
- Pollination
- self-fertile
- Fruit weight
- 40 g
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Large, dark-blue, firm fruit with sweet, aromatic, freestone flesh.
Growth
Medium-strong growth; self-fertile. Robust, healthy variety.
Yield
High, regular late-season yields; fruit hangs long and stays firm.
Notes
One of the latest plums (into October); excellent commercial variety.
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