Elena (plum)
| 'Elena' | |
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| Art | Plum |
| origin | Germany |
| breeder | Walter Hartmann |
| Institute | University of Hohenheim |
| Breeding year | 1980 |
| Launch | 1995 |
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Elena is a late-ripening plum variety from Germany . It was bred by Walter Hartmann at the University of Hohenheim and comes from a cross between ' Fellenberg ' and ' Stanley ' in 1980. It has been on the market since 1995.
properties
The 'Elena' variety is suitable as a table variety and cake plum . The ripeness is from late September to mid-October. The 'Elena' variety has large, oval, dark blue fruits with a high sugar content , the stone of which is easy to remove. However, in cold weather the solubility can be impaired. The “pulp” is sweet and sour, yellow to yellow-green, firm and juicy.
The fruit is prone to rainfall and bursts relatively quickly just before ripening. Hairline cracks on the handle can lead to a wilted neck . 'Elena' is not very susceptible to disease, especially against Sharka . The robust tree brings high yields in warm locations and reaches heights of up to 4.5 meters. Suitable documents are 'St. Julien A ', 655/2 and' Fereley '.
Web links
- Landwirtschaft-bw.info Examination of new plum varieties
- thueringen.de Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt Horticulture Erfurt: Recommended varieties plum, apricot and peach
Individual evidence
- ↑ Plum Elena . Association of employees for fruit growing, gardening and landscape eV, www.vbogl.de, 2015.
- ↑ Leaflet Scharkakrankheit am Steinfrst. Thuringian State Office for Agriculture, accessed on February 14, 2016 .
- ↑ Recommended varieties plum, apricot and peach. Erfurt Horticultural Training and Research Institute, accessed on February 14, 2016 .