Over the past few years, th cultivation of plum has seen a huge change. Now innovation is no longer something outlandish but a fact. What is positive about it?

• The range is wider, in the late-ripening segment in particular
• PPV-tolerant varieties, no fruit symptoms
• Stable yields 

In the market, a constant production of quality is particularly important if you want to be successful. Quality criteria are:

• Fruit size
• Sugar
• Blue fruit
• Pittability

The flat-topped tree and spindle planting systems fulfil these requirements, depending upon the location, variety and the manager's cultivation method. The decisive economic parameters in future will be a variety that consumers and traders have a demand for plus low production costs per kg of fruit harvested.

Planting densitiy for new facilities with new plum varieties.

*Location and varieties like Katinka, Hanita, Cacak Schöne, Cacak Fruchtbare, Topper, Presenta.

*Location and varieties like Fellenberg, Hauszwetsche, Elena.

Plum - pruning pattern chart

Fruit woodcut