Hybrid plum (Prunus sp.) KUBANSKAYA KOMETA

Hybrid Plum (Prunus sp.) 'Kubanskaya Kometa'

A high-yielding and resistant Russian hybrid plum with excellent adaptability.

'Kubanskaya Kometa' (Кубанская Комета) is a Russian hybrid plum, created by crossing the Chinese plum ‘Skoroplodnaya’ and the cherry plum ‘Pionerka’. It is valued for its high and regular yield, high frost resistance, and disease resistance. Thanks to its excellent adaptability, it is suitable for cultivation in various conditions. The fruits are large, with a very good sweet-tart flavour.

Main advantages of the variety:

• High and regular yield (up to 100 kg per tree).
• High frost and disease resistance.
• Excellent adaptability to various conditions.
• Fruits are resistant to cracking and do not drop when overripe.
• Very good fruit flavour (rating 4.6/5).

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Russia
• Breeders: G. V. Eremin, S. N. Zabrodina
• Institution: Crimean Experimental Selection Station of the N. I. Vavilov All-Russian Institute of Plant Industry
• Crossing: Chinese plum ‘Skoroplodnaya’ × Cherry plum ‘Pionerka’
• Registration: Included in the State Register in 1987.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Less vigorous.
• Crown: Flat-globular, sparse.
• Pollination: It is partially self-fertile.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Large, with a weight of around 30 g.
• Shape and colour: Oblong, asymmetrical. The colour is red.
• Flesh: Yellow, medium firm, fibrous, moderately juicy.
• Flavour: Very good, sweet-tart, with a medium aroma (rating 4.6/5).
• Stone: Medium-sized, more difficult to separate from the flesh.
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, processing).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: High.
• Disease resistance: High resistance to fungal diseases.
• Cracking resistance: Resistant.
• Drought resistance: Medium.

Cultivation Recommendations

• It is prone to fruit size reduction when overcropped.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Early, July.
• Harvest characteristics: Fruits do not drop when overripe.
• Yield: High and regular, up to 100 kg per tree.
• Entry into bearing: 5th year after planting.