Emerald Drop Pluot® Interspecific Plum

Bloom Season within fruit type(see note)

early to early midseason
Harvest Season within fruit type

midseason
Harvest Dates:

July 17 to August 5

(approximate for Hickman, CA)
Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 14599.

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Medium to large fruit with green skin and yellow-orange flesh. Prolonged harvest: early picked fruit is firm, yet juicy and sweet. Left to hang, fruit turns greenish-yellow with honey-like orange flesh. Upright tree sets heavy crops once established. Harvest mid-July to late August. Originally tasted tested as 7HC165. 400 hours or less. Pollenized by Flavor Grenade Pluot® or Santa Rosa plum. (Pat. No. 14599) (Zaiger)

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Additional Notes

1. Emerald Drop Pluot®, an interspecific plum, includes plum and apricot in its parentage.

2. In DWN formal taste tests, Emerald Drop has been one of the most consistently high-scoring varieties, as compiled in the 2014 DWN Fruit Tasting Report.

WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2023-24 planting season, Emerald Drop is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in approximate order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):

Myro 29C (standard)

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Emerald Drop Pluot® Interspecific Plum

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