Plum Andreevskaya

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The author of the Andreevskaya plum variety is famous scientists - L.K. Zhukova and R.V. Korneev. Bred plum Andreevskaya help sowing by seeds, used variety Anna Shpet, by the method of free pollination. The place of breeding a new variety is a strong point of the Dubovsky Research Institute of Agriculture of the city of Nizhnevolzhsk. The year 1985 is considered the beginning of state trials for this variety.

Plum Andreevskaya: variety description and characteristics

Rather vigorous trees of Andreevskaya plum form a rounded crown of medium thickening. The bark of the trunk and all branches and twigs is solid gray in color. Flakes a little. The development of shoots extending from the trunk is formed at an angle equivalent to a straight line, a curved branch, smooth on the surface and gray in color. Average thickness of shoots, the same length (average size), direct development, brown-gray tone, a large number of developed lentils. Medium-sized buds, cone-shaped, brown in color, slightly pressed against the trunk. The leaf plates of the Andreevskaya plum are egg-shaped, slightly corrugated, the upper side is green, the lower surface of the leaves is painted in a light green shade, the leaf is short sharpened. The leaves are slightly concave, slightly bending towards the top. Rounded base of the leaf, small-town formation along the edge of the leaves. Shortish petiole, slightly descended, green tone, very slight pigmentation. Two veins, leaves are smallish, yellow in color. The complete absence of a shamrock. Double inflorescences, also triple formation, medium size, white color and medium active flowering time.

Description of fruits

Enlarged plums of the Andreevskaya variety, the average weight of each is up to 40 grams, oval in shape, ripening in almost the same size. The fruits are colored purple, closer to brown, in color, covered with thickened wax deposits. The tip of the fruit is slightly pressed. Barely visible to the eye, very small seam. Peduncle of medium size and thickness, straight formation. Plums of the Andreevskaya variety are endowed with an excellent taste, rather sweet pulp, charmingly tender, lightened pink hue, with a slight sourness in the aftertaste. Completely colorless juice. Andreevskaya plum of medium size has an internal bone, oval in shape, slightly bumpy with slight pits. It separates perfectly from the main pulp. As a percentage, the size of the bone is up to 10% of the total pulp. In terms of chemical composition, Andreevskaya berries are endowed with: sugar - up to 14.79%, acids - up to 0.68%, ascorbic acid - 13.07 mg of substance per 100 grams of product, dry substance - almost 22.4%.

Flowering and yield of the variety

In the first days of May, the time for the active flowering of the Andreevskaya plum falls, and the full ripeness of the fruits occurs only in the second half of September, that is, the ripening process is quite long, a short storage period in the basement, up to 30 days in total. Only when the age of five is reached does the time for fruiting come, this is provided that a one-year-old seedling is planted on the site. Perfectly grafted on large-fruited thorns, homemade plums, apricots. The lifespan of trees depends entirely on the quality of the stock, and can last up to 25 years. In fruiting, mainly one-year spur shoot is involved. The self-fertility of the plum variety Andreevskaya is a very attractive parameter for choosing a gardener. High, stable, regular yield. 9-15-year-old trees are capable of producing almost 55 kilograms of fruit from each. Andreevskaya has a fairly good winter hardiness.Plum bud Andreevskaya fruit is also able to survive the hardships of winter. Developed natural immunity to various diseases and insect pests.

Plum varieties Andreevskaya tolerate long-distance movement very well. The purpose of the fruits is a fairly universal direction - they will be useful for almost any purpose: fresh consumption, various types of processing, even including drying. Quite suitable for growing in intensity-type gardens.