Plum Xenia

Plum Xenia
The main characteristics of the variety:
  • Authors: M.N. Matyunin (Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after M.A.Lisavenko)
  • Year of approval: 2005
  • Growth type: medium-sized
  • Crown: paniculate, rare
  • Fruit size: large
  • Fruit weight, g: 34,6
  • Fruit shape: oval, almost round
  • Fruit color: main - yellow, integumentary - burgundy-red
  • Skin : no bitterness
  • Pulp (consistency): fibrous
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Plum Xenia can be grown even by novice gardeners. However, fresh and relevant information about this culture is all the more important to them. It is necessary to study both consumer and botanical qualities, and the peculiarities of cultivation.

Description of the variety

This representative of stone fruit crops is included in the federal plant register in 2005. The developer is the Altai Scientific Center of Agrobiotechnology. The project was supervised by Nikolai Matyunin. The tree, universal in its purpose, grows rapidly. It is crowned with a sparse crown of a paniculate structure.

Thick shoots resemble arcs in shape. The surface of the shoots is brown-gray. The large foliage is similar in shape to an inverted egg. Its surface is light green, the edge is crenated. The culture belongs to the category of Chinese plums; medium-sized flowers are white.

Fruit characteristics

Ksenia's odnokostyanka are rounded. They are typically reddish in color; the average weight is about 34-35 grams. The pulp is colored yellowish-white. Subcutaneous points are colored in light colors, hardly noticeable. The abdominal suture is moderately pronounced, the pulp is fibrous.

Taste qualities

The official description indicates that it is a sweet and sour variety. Its pulp is distinguished by expressive juiciness. The average tasting score with professional expertise is 4.5 points out of five possible. The share of dry matter is 15.6%. The inclusion of 10.3% sugars is balanced by the presence of 1.2% acids (and among them there is also a very useful vitamin C).

Ripening and fruiting

You can feast on the first odnokostyanka already in the fourth year after planting. Of course, subject to competent agricultural technology and the right choice of site. In the future, fruiting goes on, albeit irregularly, for quite a long time. The exact time depends on the efforts made by the gardeners. It is believed to be an early (early maturing) variety.

After planting a plum sapling on the site, of course, the question of the beginning of the fruiting of the tree always arises. Most varieties of plums begin to bear fruit 4 years after the seedling is planted. However, there are those that differ in an earlier or later period of fruiting. The difference in the beginning of fruiting is determined by the color of the plum. So, purple varieties always begin to bear fruit earlier - by 2-4 years, but yellow varieties differ in later fruiting.

Yield

Even on the website of the State Varietal Register, this characteristic is not indicated. In other sources, she also goes by with icy silence everywhere. An accurate assessment of productivity is hampered by the fact that crops are harvested haphazardly. For the same reason, it is definitely impossible to assess the influence of certain environmental factors on them.

Growing regions

Officially, the culture is zoned for the West Siberian region, which includes the Altai Territory, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Tomsk, Tyumen regions, as well as the Altai Republic.However, that is why it is worth noting that it has every chance of showing itself well in areas with more favorable climatic conditions.

Self-fertility and the need for pollinators

Plum Xenia is not self-fertile. Therefore, next to it, it is imperative to plant other varieties as pollinators. The main thing is to choose those that bloom and ripen at the same time as the described culture.

Growing and care

The ridge for the Xenia plum should not be high - it is about 50 centimeters. The width reaches 200 cm. It is necessary to maintain a distance of at least 200 cm between the seedlings. It is inappropriate to use seedlings older than 2 years. When planting, the soil should be thoroughly trampled so that it is organically compacted. At the edge of the planting hole, a soil roller is equipped, which excludes arbitrary spreading of water during irrigation.

Protection against the moth is provided with Bordeaux liquid. Aphids are eliminated by using the drug "Oxyhom". The fight against beetles is carried out by liming the trunk. Watering intervals are 7 days. More frequent irrigation leads to rotting and other problems; pruning is carried out only before flowering.

For normal development and timely release to fruiting, the plum must be planted at a favorable time, provided with food and water. It is necessary to choose the right seedling, determine the location, prepare the planting pit in advance.
If you wish to get a full harvest in the future, and to renew the tree, the plum is grafted onto crops that are classified as pink. In this case, the plum cuttings are implanted on the mother plant, which will be responsible for further vegetation and nutrition of the scion.
Pruning plums is not easy and very important. If it is not carried out, the number of branches on the tree will be excessive, the crown will become too thick, the fruits will begin to shrink. You can trim plums in spring, summer and fall.
Plum feeding is one of the important stages of fruit crop care. In order to properly and fully feed the plum tree, various types of fertilizers are used. Both mineral and organic options are used. Many of the folk remedies are found to be useful and effective.

Disease and pest resistance

Medium resistance to fungal infections. A high susceptibility to damping off can be a problem. Among insects, the danger is:

  • ants;

  • aphid;

  • moth.

Despite the fact that plum is considered more hardy than many fruit trees, it is not immune from diseases. It is attacked by viral, fungal and bacterial infections, and parasitic insects harm it. It is necessary to notice and recognize the signs of plum disease in time. They are easier to deal with and defeat early on. Well, in order to protect the garden tree from such a misfortune in the future, preventive procedures can be carried out.

Resistance to soil and climatic conditions

Plum Ksenia is declared as resistant to winter. The Chinese tree is evolutionarily adapted to damp winters with little snow, cool damp summers and relatively dry autumn months. The culture is hygrophilous. However, stagnant soil water, especially on cold soil, is poorly tolerated.

Reproduction of plums will help save on planting material: you do not have to pay money for a seedling. In addition, this activity is simple and exciting. Plum can be propagated by cuttings, root shoots and layering.
Main characteristics
Authors
M.N. Matyunin (Research Institute of Horticulture of Siberia named after M.A.Lisavenko)
Year of approval
2005
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chinese
Appointment
universal
Yield
high
Marketability
good
Wood
Growth type
medium-sized
Crown
paniculate, rare
Escapes
arcuate, thick, naked, with numerous lenticels, light brown
Leaves
obovate, dark green, shiny, wrinkled
Flowers
medium, cupped, white
Fruit
Fruit size
large
Fruit weight, g
34,6
Fruit shape
oval, almost round
Fruit color
main - yellow, integumentary - burgundy-red
Subcutaneous points
light, inconspicuous
Abdominal suture
moderately expressed
Skin
without bitterness
Pulp (consistency)
fibrous
Pulp color
whitish yellow
Taste
sweet and sour
Bone size
average
Separability of the bone from the pulp
good
Fruit composition
dry matter - 15.6%, sugars - 10.3%, acids - 1.2%, ascorbic acid - 8.9 mg / 100g, P-active compounds - 412 mg / 100g
Tasting assessment
4.5 points
Growing
Self-fertility
self-infertile
Winter hardiness
average
Damping-out resistance
unstable
Moisture requirement
hygrophilous
Maturation
Early maturity
3-4 years after planting by one-year-olds
Ripening terms
early
Fruiting period
in mid-August
Regularity of fruiting
irregular
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