Characteristics and Origin of the Tancheng Xingmei Plum Variety

Native to Tancheng County, Shandong Province. The fruit is nearly round, with an average single fruit weight of 48.8 g and a maximum fruit weight of 73.7 g. The fruit apex is flat or slightly pointed, the suture is shallow, and the two sides are asymmetrical; the stalk cavity is broad and deep. The ground color of the fruit surface is orange-yellow, turning orange-yellow when ripe, with fine hairs, and the skin is relatively thick. The flesh is orange-yellow, dense and fairly fine in texture, juicy, sweet and tart and palatable, with an apricot aroma, and of superior quality. The soluble solids content is 13.3%, total sugar content 6.7%, titratable acid content 1.7%, and 100 g of fresh flesh contains 4.5 mg of Vc. The stone is free. The fruit is relatively tolerant of storage and transport, and can be stored for 7-10 d at room temperature. It is a dual-purpose variety for fresh eating and processing. The tree vigor is moderate, the tree habit is spreading, the budbreak rate is high, and the branching ability is medium; it bears fruit mainly on short fruit spurs and bouquet fruit spurs, comes into bearing early, and is high-yielding and consistent in yield. In Xiongyue, Liaoning Province, it blooms in late April, the fruit ripens in mid-July, and the leaves fall in late October. This variety has strong cold resistance and drought resistance, and tolerates poor soil.