Greengage

Renekloden

The precious plum (Prunus domestica subsp. Italica ) is a subspecies of the plum (Prunus domestica). The clan is used in Central and Southern Europe and Asia as a fruit tree.

Features

The precious plum is a saving -engined, thorn -less tree. The branches verkahlen in the first or second year. The five petals are 0.8 to 1.0 inches long, almost round and pure white. The stone fruit has a diameter of 3 to 5 centimeter, is spherically colored green and yellow, yellow, blue or red. The flesh is juicy in the rule. The stone core is almost spherical, its side flanks are well arched and he usually adheres to flesh. Its thickness corresponds to 72-97 % of its length.

System

For Central Europe, two groups of varieties are distinguished:

• Prunus domestica var subrotunda ( Bechst. ) Werneck - Genuine precious plum, precious round plum: The fruits are globose and dark red to blue- black, but can also be burgundy. The flesh is moderately sweet. This subheading includes varieties like ' Blue Berlin apricot plum ', ' Colorful Perdrigon ', ' Early King Plum ', ' Gr. Early Blue ',' Peach Plum ' ( ' Mr Plum '), ' Circe ',' Ontariopflaume ',' procurator 'and' Plum Wine '.

• Prunus domestica var Claudiana ( Poiret ) Gams - Reine Claude, Reneclode, greengage, greengage ( in the South German language area called Ringlo ): The fruit is globose and yellow-green in general. The flesh is quite sweet. To Reneclode include the varieties ' Count Althanns Greengage ', an ancient and noble garden places that large-fruited ' Bavays Reneclode ',' Boddarts Reneclode ',' Great Green Greengage ', an old and popular Einmachsorte, ' Meroldts Reneclode ',' Oullins Greengage 'and' Uhinks Greengage '. The name is probably a composite of the French concept of Reine ( Queen ) and Claude de France. The term prunes ... de la Reine Claude de la Reyne or ... Claude is already occupied in the 17th century, but by some authors, the name is also attributed to the fruit researcher René Claude beginning of the 18th century.

From Werneck the genuine precious plums and Renecloden be (collectively, the cultural round plums ), the two Austrian landraces Weinkriech ( var vinaria ( Bechst. ) Werneck ) and punches ( var rotunda Werneck ) (Ur - round plums ) are compared. The two varieties are small fruits and are considered primitive. Weinkriech has blue or purple fruit with a diameter of 1.7 to 2.5 centimeters and a pockmarked stone core. When punches the fruits are green, red or blue, measure 2 to 3 inches in diameter and have a smooth stone core.