| Cultivar Name: |
Laroda
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| Type |
Plum/prune |
| Patent |
Not Patented
|
| Parentage |
Gaviota x Santa Rosa
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| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Fresh Market
Preserves
Shipping
|
| Chill Requirement |
400 chill hours required
|
| Yield |
High
|
| Flesh Color |
Light amber
|
| Ripening time |
+2
weeks relative to
Santa Rosa
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Santa Rosa, Catalina, Red Rosa required, Late Santa Rosa, or Burgundy.
|
| Description |
Orig. in Winters, California by Claron O. Hesse, California Agr. Expt. Sta., Davis, and Agr. Res. Serv., USDA. Introduced in 1954. Fruit: Japanese-type; large; nearly round; skin deep reddish-purple, developing completely before shipping maturity. Flesh light amber with some red next to skin at full tree maturity, firm, juicy, sweet, excellent flavor; good quality. Trees are vigorous, numerous medium sized spurs and buds; blooms with Santa Rosa. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
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