Čačak's best

Fruits of the plum variety "Čačaks Beste"

Čačaks Beste (often just referred to as “Čačaks” for short) is a plum variety that was created in 1961 in the Yugoslav fruit growing company Čačak (now Serbia ) from the cross of Stanley x house plum (Pozegaca). The variety has been used in Germany a. a. grown commercially. The variety has a good yield and the fruits are easy to transport - it is also tolerant of Sharka disease .

The large fruits ripen in mid to late August, are oblong-oval and dark blue and heavily frosted when ripe. The pulp is medium-firm, juicy, yellow in color and easily removes seeds.

Others

Three other varieties, created in 1961, are named after the place of breeding:

• Čačaks fertile
• Čačaks early
• Čačak's beauty

The Topper variety is a cross between Čačaks Beste and Auerbacher.

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• Manfred Fischer: Color Atlas of Fruit Types . Stuttgart 2003.
• Stone fruit varieties : Cacaks Fertile. Association of employees for fruit growing, gardening and landscape registered association
• Orchards, a refuge for people and creatures. kvarnhult.de
• Manfred Fischer: Color Atlas of Fruit Types . Verlag Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart Hohenheim 2003, ISBN 3-8001-5547-8 .
• Martin Balmer: Practical instructions "Plums, plums, mirabelles" - quality production . DLR Rheinpfalz, Rheinbach 2011.