50P23

MATURITY

Ripens +70, about October 3rd in Kingsburg, CA.

SKIN COLOR

Purple skin color.

FLESH COLOR

Dark red toward the skin, pinkish yellow toward the stone.

SHAPE

Globose to slightly oblate.

SIZE

Medium, 2 5/8” (67 mm).

TEXTURE

Very firm.

FLAVOR

Excellent flavor, 23-26 brix.

AROMA

Mild.

SKIN CRACKING

None observed.

CROPPING

Very good.

BLOOMING PERIOD

5: Mid season, with Black Majesty 0C768 or Black Opal 15G1028.

CONFIRMED POLLINATORS

Works Both

Ways

Information	Flower Variety	Type	Ripens	Flower Bloom Code	Year H = House	Pollinator	Poll. Bloom Code	No.Set
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2021	11Q371	4	18
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	7	2022	18A1223	6	18
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2021	11P320	6	15
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2018	40M23	3	12
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2021	14B280	2	11
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2019	14G208	4	11
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	7	2022	8C440	5	10
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2018	9G323	4	10
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2018	14G208	4	9
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2019	62M513	3	8
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2020	8P892	4	8
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2021	26C600	4	7
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2019	22C417	6	6
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2019	25C937	3	5
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2021	6M518	3	5
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2018	1A1168	7	4
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2020	22C321	3	4
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2020	22C417	6	3
Purple Honey Plumcandy XVII	50P23	R/Pk	+65	5	2018	25C937	3	3

WILL POLLINATE THESE OTHER VARIETIES

Works Both

Ways

Information	Flower Variety	Type	Ripens	Flower Bloom Code	Year H = House	Pollinator	Poll. Bloom Code	No.Set
Plumsweet XXV	55M268	R/dR	+20	8	2020 H	50P23	5	83
Plumsweet XXV	55M268	RG/dR	+28	8	2021 H	50P23	4	70
	9G323	R/R	+68	4	2018 H	50P23	5	50
Sunset Plumred IX	11P205	R/R	+24	6	2019	50P23	5	32
	12P827	dP/OY	-45	5	2021	50P23	4	15
	48M585	P/Y	+90	8	2022	50P23	4	13
	21Q164	B-P/G	+75	6	2022	50P23	4	10
	11Q371	B/Pk	+66	7	2021	50P23	4	6
	11Q1230	Croc/Pk	90	6	2019	50P23	5	5
	5M27	B/Yring	+68	6	2020	50P23	5	4
	57M59	B/dR	+13	5	2021	50P23	4	3
	61M78	RG/R	+60	7	2021	50P23	4	3
	10Q1097	PB/OY	+80	9	2022 H	50P23	4	3

BLOSSOM DENSITY

FLOWER TYPE

POLLEN PRODUCTION

PLANTING SUGGESTIONS

TREE DESCRIPTION

COLD STORAGE DATA

COSMETICS

OVERALL

Fantastic quality in a late red flesh plum - great production and fantastic flavor. Some fruit drop was observed in Spain, but not a problem here.

POLLINATOR RATINGS

0-1: No conclusive value

2-3: Can Be Used If Necessary

4-6: Good Pollinator

7-9: Outstanding Pollinator

10+: Double Barrel

NOTES:

Spiking a pollinator means to graft a central limb or a side scaffold of the commercial variety with one of the confirmed pollinators. For difficult setting varieties, the recommended method would be to spike each tree once with a confirmed pollinator throughout the commercial orchard. The pollinators should be alternated. For easy to set varieties, spiking about one tree in five has shown to be effective. Some growers prefer to interplant the pollinator in the same row between two trees of the preferred variety and grow them in a flagpole or very upright V-style, often pulling and tying a limb toward the center of each adjoining tree.

Combination plantings are made of 2 or 3 varieties that benefit the pollination at least one way, and preferably each way. Alternating 4 rows of each is most common, alternating 2 rows of each gives better pollination, but does not harvest as efficiently. Also, it is usually beneficial to insert pollinators along the center 2 rows of a 4 row planting.