- New for 2016 - Candy Heart, having Japanese plum and sweet cherry in its parentage, is a taste-test proven treat for fruit lovers. Its skin is dark speckled red, the amber/red flesh slightly subacid and very sweet, with a wonderfully unique flavor. This variety has an extended hang time, reaching peak ripeness around mid August in Central California.
Candy Heart Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum
Candy Heart Pluerry™ Interspecific Plum
- Estimated Chilling Requirement
500-600 hours below 45°F - USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
TBD - - Pollination
Pollenized by Sweet Treat Pluerry™ and Burgundy Plum
- Harvest Season within fruit type
late midseason - Harvest Dates
July 28 to August 23(approximate for Modesto, CA area) - Developed by Zaiger Genetics. U.S. Plant Patent No. 28308.
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Additional Notes
1. The chilling requirement and planting zones for Candy Heart are not yet determined, pending reports on plantings outside central California. For a satisfactory backyard (i.e. non-commercial) crop, the estimated chilling requirement is expected to be no higher than 500-600 hours. In the test orchard at Modesto, CA, Candy Heart has consistently set heavy crops.
2. At DWN fruit tastings in 2011 and 2014, Candy Heart (tested as 32MF92) each time made scores for sweetness, flavor and overall appeal that were in the top 7% of all 1,779 fruit samples tested 1993-2014. Scores for 8-8-11 and 9-9-14, respectively: Acid 2.93, 2.73; Sugar 3.79, 3.75; Flavor 3.94, 4.07; Overall 6.99, 7.00. For information about the fruit tasting scoring system, see the Fruit Tasting Report (linked below).
WHILE DWARFING ROOTSTOCKS HAVE IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, ROOTSTOCKS SHOULD BE SELECTED PRIMARILY FOR ADAPTABILITY TO THE SOIL AND CLIMATE OF THE PLANTING SITE. For the 2018-19 planting season, Candy Heart is offered on the following rootstock(s) (listed in order of quantity in production, largest quantity first):
Citation (semi-dwarf, 3/4 of standard size)
