PLUMCANDY XIII : 62M513 : DIAMOND SWEET

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PLUMCANDY XIII

62M513 - USPP 28,468

Red Skin / Yellow Flesh Plum

Ripens:  +85, About October 18th in Kingsburg, CA

 

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MATURITY

Ripens +85, about October 18th in Kingsburg, CA.

SKIN COLOR

Very deep red.

FLESH COLOR

Fully yellow.

SHAPE

Oblate.

SIZE

Medium to Large, 2 3/4" (70 mm).

TEXTURE

Very firm, crisp.

FLAVOR

Fantastically sweet, typically 23-27 brix.

AROMA

 

SKIN CRACKING

None observed. 

CROPPING

Very heavy crop. 

BLOOMING PERIOD

Starts early and continues beyond the mid-seasonal blooming varieties, beginning three days before ‘Yummygem’ plum.

CONFIRMED POLLINATORS

work both ways

Information

Flower
Variety

Type

Ripens

Flower
Bloom
Code

Year

Pollinator

Poll.
Bloom
Code

No.Set

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2017

14B280

2

14

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

6A631

3

8

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

37P568

2

7

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

5

2015

11P320

8

6

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

25C937

3

5

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

9A902

2

4

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

38P827

2

4

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

22C534

4

4

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2017

27C714

2

4

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

7

2009

YROSA

7

3

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

7

2009

Catalina

3

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

5

2015

24C93

4

3

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

5

2015

1C116

8

3

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

0C589

5

3

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

26C218

3

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

26C110

3

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

7

2010

22C534

4

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

5

2015

22C417

8

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

21P1155

3

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

21C83

2

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

5

2015

0C768

4

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

3

2016

0C768

4

2

Plumcandy XIII

62M513

R/Y

+90

7

2010

0C112

7

2

WILL POLLINATE THESE OTHER VARIETIES

work both ways

Information

Flower
Variety

Type

Ripens

Flower
Bloom
Code

Year

Pollinator

Poll.
Bloom
Code

No.Set

Blackred XX

6A631

B/OY

+80

3

2016

62M513

3

14

Plumcandy XII

5A713

R/Y

+100

8

2016

62M513

3

3

25C543

R/Y

+95

3

2016

62M513

3

3

Dapple Dino Plumsweet XI

21P1155

GR/R

-32

2

2017

62M513

3

3

Plumcandy XII

5A713

R/Y

+100

8

2017

62M513

3

2

BLOSSOM DENSITY

Very heavy.

FLOWER TYPE

 

POLLEN PRODUCTION

Moderate, bee enticing. 

PLANTING SUGGESTIONS

 

TREE DESCRIPTION

Medium, medium roughness.  

COLD STORAGE DATA

Excellent.  Fruit quality observed to remain in good condition after 21 days in standard cold room at 36° Fahrenheit [2° Celsius].

OVERALL

 

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.