Adyghe prune
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Plum prunes Adyghe: description of the variety and characteristics
Adyghe prune: photo of the variety
The plum of the Adygei prune variety was bred by the Maikop-VIR experimental station, by sowing an ordinary seed, in the first half of the 20th century, the predecessors of this hybrid are unknown today, at the end of the 20th century the variety was added to the State Register, in the territory of the North Caucasus region.
A very majestic tree, branching is of average size, the crown is slightly oval, rarely leafy. The top of the crown is formed by a narrow roundness, at the base it looks like a wide wedge, up to 60 centimeters a tree trunk, if you measure the girth, it reaches up to 35 centimeters. The bark of the tree is smooth to the touch, painted in a light gray color. Lentils are transversely shaped, slightly convex, slight tuberosity, even sparse, thick skeleton of branches, creating an angle of 45 degrees during growth, sometimes 60 degrees. Rather straight, light gray bark, transverse lenticels, rare, slightly dark brown, the surface has a grooved bloom.
If we talk about a one-year growth, then the shoots of Adygei prunes grow up to 53 centimeters maximum, in diameter up to 6 mm, straight growth, in some cases they are formed weakly, on the sunny side they acquire dark purple and brown tones of color, if we talk about the shaded side, then it is green. Subcutaneous punctures are very rare, small in size, and brown in color. Rounded at the base, on the surface there is a brown grooved bloom. Small leaf cushion. Each flower bud has a conical shape and grows to a size of 5x3 mm, the apex of which is slightly pointed, sticking out, and dark brown in color. The arrangement takes place on ringlets of a simple form, one piece is formed in the axil of each leaf, if we talk about the formation on the shoot and twig, then this is up to 6 pieces for each, but not less than 5-6 years of age of the tree.
Conical leaf buds, the apex is slightly pointed, colored brown, spaced from the direction of growth. The annual growth of leaf plates of average size is 9-5.4 centimeters; 8.4-5.5 centimeters, the formation is intermediate, from ovoid to obovate. At the base, the shape is from wide-arc to narrow-arc-shaped. Stupidly pointed apex. The leaf plates themselves are quite thick, leathery, slightly corrugated, colored green from below, the main vein has a brown pubescence along its entire length.
The leaves of the Adyghe prune are bent transversely to the main vein. Relatively flat leaf surface along the edge, one-double-serrate-crenate formation. At the base of the leaf plates there is a shortened petiole, only up to 16 mm in length and up to 2 mm in diameter, the color is dark crimson, the groove is very small, there is a slight pubescence along the groove, when formed, it forms an angle of 30-60 degrees. They have a piece of iron in a large number and different in size, there are small and large in size, black, up to a couple on each stalk or base of the leaf plate, a complete absence is possible. Shallow stipule, broad-lanceolate formation, undifferentiated form.
Along the crown of the plum, the Adyghe prunes are very evenly distributed with beautiful flowers, in each bud from 2 to 3 small flowers can develop.Corolla flat in shape, average size up to 25 mm, each petal of the flower has an obovate shape, up to 12 mm in size, almost 6 mm wide, medium size, painted mainly white. Closeness of a weak state. Medium-sized, slightly corrugated, slightly serrated tip. Formed up to 25-28 stamens up to 10 mm long, straight direction, yellow, 2-leafed anther. In one quantity, the pistil grows up to 12 mm, weak curvature, rounded stigma, located just above the anther. Weak pubescence of the ovary. Narrow-calyx-shaped calyx, triangular sepals, up to 5 mm in length, up to 2.5 mm in width. Smooth surface, medium serration. A peduncle grows up to 12 mm, pubescence is absent. Active flowering fully coincides with the timing of the complete blooming of the leaves.
Smooth surface of rather large fruits, up to 5.6 grams, rounded shape, in some cases elongated roundness, 42.5x41.5x43.1 mm. The color of the berries is purple, slightly bluish tint, small, narrowish funnel, in a wide-rounded base. A slightly rounded apex, a very small depression, in the center of which there is a brown dot, in some cases shifts slightly in the direction of the main seam. Narrow, dark seam stripe. The skin has a thick state, a little rough, sour taste, there is also a slight bitterness in the aftertaste. The bone itself is very difficult to separate from the pulp.
The flesh of the berry is yellow-green in color, quite juicy, fibrous with little grain, sweet taste, according to a rating scale of up to 4 points, well separable from the stone. The bone itself is large in size, weighing up to 1.8 grams, flat in shape.
Features of the Adyghe prune
The prunes of the Adyghe mid-late ripening variety, in terms of the full ripening of the fruits, are self-fertile. With a qualitative approach to cultivation, it is possible to collect a fairly bountiful harvest, but there is a small fad-fruiting is periodic. In terms of winter hardiness, the Adyghe prune complies with the norms, a well-developed immunity to diseases of fungal origin.
