Plum (Prunus domestica) LATVIJAS DZELTENĀ OLPLŪME

Plum (Prunus domestica) 'Latvijas Dzeltenā Olplūme'

An old and rare Latvian variety with yellow fruits and a very good flavour.

'Latvijas Dzeltenā Olplūme' (meaning "Latvian Yellow Egg Plum") is one of the oldest Latvian plum varieties. It is valued for its large, yellow fruits with a very good, sweet, and aromatic flavour. It is high-yielding, but the fruits are prone to cracking in rainy weather.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Very good, sweet, aromatic flavour.
• High yield.
• Large, yellow fruits.
• Good frost resistance.
• The stone separates easily from the flesh.
• An extremely rare variety.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Latvia
• History: One of the oldest Latvian varieties, with first mentions dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries.
• Breeder: Information not available.
• Institution: Information not available.
• Crossing: Information not available.
• Registration: Information not available.

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous.
• Crown: Broad, conical.
• Flowering: Late.
• Pollination: It is cross-pollinated. The pollen is sterile, so it is not suitable as a pollinator.

Fruit

• Size and weight: Large, with a weight of 30 – 35 g.
• Shape and colour: Oblong, egg-shaped, yellow to greenish-yellow, with a white waxy bloom.
• Flesh: Amber-yellow, very juicy.
• Flavour: Very good, sweet, aromatic.
• Stone: Easily separable from the flesh.
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, processing).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Good.
• Cracking resistance: Fruits crack in rainy weather.

Cultivation Recommendations

• Suitable pollinators are late-flowering varieties such as ‘Green Gage’, ‘Mirabelle de Nancy’, ‘Stanley’, ‘Oullins Gage’.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-early, late August to early September.
• Yield: High.