Prunus Climax

Prunus 'Climax'
Hybrid parentage Prunus simonii × Prunus salicina
Cultivar 'Climax'
Marketing names 'Royal of Van Deman'[1]
Origin USA. Santa Rosa, California

'Climax' is a Prunus cultivar, considered to be a plum. It was introduced in 1899 by plant breeder Luther Burbank.

Burbank devoted a lot or work to hybridizing two plum species, the apricot plum or Simon plum Prunus simonii and the Japanese plum Prunus salicina. He developed a number of cultivars from the hybrid,[2][3] of which 'Climax' was particularly notable for its importance to the fruit shipping industry of California.[4]

Description

The 'Climax' tree is less productive than some other plum cultivars. The fruit is extremely large and heart-shaped, with yellow flesh that is sweet and very juicy. The flesh clings to the stone. The skin is dark red with yellow spots, and somewhat unpleasant in flavour, but peels away easily from the flesh when the fruit is fully ripe.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Khanizadeh, S.; Cousineau, J. (2000). Our Plums/Les Pruniers de chez nous. Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada/Agriculteur et Agroalimentaire Canada. ISBN 0-660-61568-1.
  2. Burbank, Luther (1921). How Plants Are Trained to Work for Man V. New York: P. F. Collier and Son Co. p. 223.
  3. Jones, D.F. (1928). "Burbank's results with plums". Journal of Heredity 19 (8): 359–372.
  4. David Starr Jordan (1905). "Some experiments of Luther Burbank". The Popular Science Monthly 66: 201–225. page 222

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