White honey plum: photos and description of the variety

White honey plum is a high-yielding variety, which is very popular with gardeners and consumers for its unpretentiousness in growing, the delicate honey aroma of fruits and their excellent taste.

The beginning of this cultivar was made by the plant breeder Taranenko Lilia Ivanovna, who worked all her life at Artemovskaya experimental nursery station of IS UAAS and was awarded the title of Honored Agronomist of Ukraine.

Plum Honey white: Variety description

Honey plum is a fairly tall tree, capable of growing to 5-7 meters. Accordingly, the area occupied by such a culture is great. The nearest trees can be located from the plum at a distance of 3-5 meters.

The white plum variety is characterized by a not very thickened crown, which does not affect its yield at all. Fruits are oval in shape, covered with a yellow transparent skin with a wax coating. When maturing, a specific orange blush appears. The weight of one plum varies from 30 to 50 grams. The flesh has a rich yellow color; The taste is pleasantly sweet, not cloying, with a barely perceptible shade of sourness. Bones of medium size, round in shape.

Advantages of the variety

Characterized by high resistance to drought and frost White honey plum has become widespread throughout Ukraine and beyond. This culture is successfully grown in the northern regions of Russia, which, undoubtedly, is an important advantage of the variety.

Also to the positive qualities of the honey beauty, according to many gardeners who managed to fall in love with this fruit tree, it is possible to attribute:

• Universality of fruit use;
• Early maturation;
• Dessert taste;
• Large size of sinks;
• High transportability;
• Resistance to unfavorable external factors.

As pollinators for the Honey Plum, which is a self-fertilizing culture, the most suitable varieties are Wengerka Donetsk and Renkod Karbysheva.

White honey plum: features of planting

Plant the tree in a well-lit area, without the close location of groundwater. Sand and clay soils are most preferable. Preliminary it is recommended to prepare a landing pit. Its width should be approximately 70 cm, and depth - 50-60 cm. When a spring planting is performed before budding, the pit must be prepared in October; With the autumn, which is better to plan for the middle of October - a couple of weeks before the event. Correctly planted white honey plum in a few years will please its owners with active growth and high yields of fruits.

Trimming Prunes

An important element of care for the plum is pruning, which is necessary for the formation of the crown, as well as the removal of old and damaged branches. This procedure should be carried out 3 times a year. In young trees spring pruning is carried out in late March - early April. In the first year after planting, the central branch should be shortened to 1.5 meters, and at the level of 50 cm from the soil surface, remove lateral shoots.

In June, the lateral processes should be cut again, this time to a length of 20 cm. In autumn, it is necessary to rid the tree of damaged and dry branches.

After reaching the tree of 15 years of age should be a complete rejuvenation of the tree, removing the old and dry branches.

Frequency of irrigation

Plum White honey (photo does not convey the full charm of this plant), like any garden culture, needs regular watering, which is recommended:

• At the end of flowering;
• 2-3 weeks after ovary formation;
• 2-3 weeks after the previous watering;
• At ripening of fruits;
• After harvesting;
• In the process of preparation for winter (in September-October).

The average water consumption per tree is 20-25 liters. After the autumn moistening of the soil, mulching with manure or peat should be carried out for a thickness of 10-15 cm.

Feeding of Plum Honey

Feeding measures aimed at improving development and increasing yields are also one of the important factors in caring for a fruit tree. White honey plum needs to be fed from the second year of planting. In early May, urea, diluted at the rate of 6 tbsp., Will benefit the young plums. Spoons for 30 liters of water.

In the first half of June, the plum should be fertilized with nitrophosphate (based on 9 tablespoons per 30 liters of water). In the middle of August in the same volume of water should be dissolved in 2 tbsp. Spoons of potassium sulfate and superphosphate.

For fruiting trees, the feeding schedule is somewhat different. The first time the trees should be fertilized before flowering. In 30 liters of water dilute to 6 tbsp. Spoons of urea and potassium sulfate.

The next top dressing is performed in the process of fruit ripening. Nutritious solution - 6 tbsp. Spoons of urea, 9 tbsp. Spoons nitrosfoski and 30 liters of water. The same composition should be fed the tree after harvesting.

Preparing for winter

Before the onset of winter cold it is important to provide protection to the tree, despite its natural cold resistance. The trunk and skeletal branches are required to whiten, and the stem and the bases of skeletal branches - wrapped with burlap or paper.

Plum White honey, description, photo of which is familiar to many gardeners, is an early-ripening variety. Maturation is in the last decade of July - beginning of August. One tree per season is able to give about 35 kilograms of high-quality, fragrant fruit.

To preserve freshness and good transportability of the crop, the collection of plums should be made only in dry weather, as the fruits that have collected moisture will not be stored for a long time. It is not recommended to collect fruits after rain, watering, or in the morning, when dew drops remain on their peel.

Diseases and pests

From pests, the variety can be affected by a plow sawfly, fletcher, comma-shaped scute, aphids, weevil, gnawing in fruit and causing leaf withering, death of cortical areas. Against such insects, the effective use of "Chlorophos", "Carbophos", "Nitrafen".

From diseases Honey plum can be affected by a holey spot, fruit rot, rust, significantly reducing the yield of the tree and lowering the quality of the fruit. You can save a tree by applying Bordeaux liquid, copper chloride, copper sulfate.

Features of harvesting

Harvesting should begin with the lower branches, gradually moving towards the center. To remove the drain from the upper levels, it is recommended to use the ladder. Do not shake the plums on the ground. When falling fruit can get damaged, which will significantly shorten their shelf life.

Store the plum recommended in wooden boxes at an air temperature of 0 ... +2 ^о С and humidity of 85-90%. Its flavor qualities and marketable appearance of the Honey plum last about 2 months.

Plum White honey, the description of which prompts to acquire such a variety in its own summer cottage, is most often used fresh. Also ripe aromatic fruits are tasty in compotes, juices, jams, sauces, marmalades and as a filling for baking.