Variety of unknown origin, submitted to the 2006 Seed Saver Yearbook by Bryan Connolly and Diane Dorfer of Connecticut who received the seeds from David Cavagnaro, Iowa.
Small, plum-like, oval to heart-shaped fruit weighing 40-80 grams with a small point at the apical end.
Skin fuzzy red with gold stripes. Flesh bright pink, firm and fleshy. Excellent flavour.
A determinate variety, not exceeding 0.60 m, compact plant with bluish-grey woolly foliage. Ideal for pot cultivation.
Grown in 2015 in pots (15 l)
-Sown on 23 February
-Planted on 2 May
-Determined growth
-Very small plant.
-Height +/- 0.50 m
-Foliage: abundant dark green angora, horizontal habit
-Fruit: small size, oval to heart-shaped plum ending in a point at the apical end.
-Red colour with yellow stripes. Fluffy skin.
Depression at the peduncular attachment non-existent.
-Trace of umbilicus at a tiny point
-Harvest: medium, regular
-Juicy flesh, thick skin.
-Any flavour.
Decorative interest only.
Caracteristics
Caliber | Small |
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Color | Two-tone Yellow-Red, Zebra |
Form | Heart-shaped, Oval-Plum-Elongated |
Earliness | Early |
Foliage | Régular |
Climate | All |
Growing | Dwarf Determined |
Height | + or - 0.5m |
Dwarf | Miniature pot |
Origin | USA |