A new variety of American red meat apricot plum

Apricot plum is a new fruit obtained by complex hybridization between apricot and plum. Its fruit has rich aroma, excellent flavor, and has the excellent characteristics of large fruit, early fruiting, high yield, stable yield, long harvest time, fruit storage resistance, strong adaptability, high economic value and so on. The market of red-meat apricot plum is very rare and the cultivation benefit is very high. this paper introduces three new varieties of American red-meat apricot plum with different mature stages.

First, flavor roses. The earliest American red flesh type apricot and plum hybrid variety has flat fruit, purple-black fruit maturity, bright, bright and beautiful fruit surface, bright red pulp, fragrant and sweet flesh, excellent quality, soluble solids content of 17.2-18.5%, and fruit weight of 100-120 grams. The fruit ripening period is mid to late May, and the fruit development period is 80-85 days. The growth potential is strong, the branch branching ability is strong, can form a large number of flower buds in the same year, the average fruit yield per plant in the second year is 5-10 kg, and the yield per mu can reach 2000 kg in the full fruit period.

Second, dinosaur eggs. The fruit is nearly round, yellow-red after maturity, like a ripe red Fuji apple, with a vertical diameter of 5.2-6.3 cm, a horizontal diameter of 5.5-6.6 cm, an average single fruit weight of 126 grams, a maximum single fruit weight of 145 grams, sticky core, red flesh as red as blood, crisp and sweet flesh, 18-19% soluble solids, fruit ripening period in the first and middle of August, fruit development period of 135 days, fruit extremely resistant to storage. It can be stored for 15-30 days at room temperature and 4-6 months at 2-5 ℃. The adaptability is strong, and the acid and alkali requirements of the planting soil are not strict. All apricot and plum can be planted in the suitable planting area. The average fruit hanging per plant is 8-12 kg in the second year, the yield is 30-50 kg in the full fruit stage, and the yield per mu can reach 2000-2500 kg.

Third, Wei Wang. The latest mature American red flesh type apricot and plum hybrid variety, the fruit is heart-shaped, bright red after maturity, waxy luster, very beautiful fruit, 120-150 grams, flesh bright red, enucleated, extremely sweet, strong aroma, excellent quality, mature in mid-late August, fruit development period of about 140 days, fruit firmness, long shelf life, extremely resistant to storage and transportation. The tree shape of this variety is dwarf, compact, small crown, close planting and strong early fruit. the average yield of seedlings in the second year is 8-12 kg, and the yield per mu can reach 2000-2500 kg in full fruit period.