SEEDS FROM BULGARIA
Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. (Prunus myrobalana, Prunus divaricata) - Cherry plum, Myrobalan

THE CULTIVARS IN BULGARIA

CULTIVAR	DESCRIPTION	ORIGIN
Ranna Julta Afaska	Fruit: Size large, rare to very large - 22 gr. Shape: regular, round Stem: medium long, slender, green, smooth Skin: medium thick, green-yellow to cream-yellow, with many spots Flesh: yellow-green to cream-yellow with fragile fibers. When is ripe is soft, watery, not enought sweet, be a little sour Quality: good Stone (Seed): medium large, semi separating from the flesh Ripen: after 20 June Tree: fast growing with big thick crown. The cultivar is selfsterile. Prolific yielder. Pests and diseases resistant.	Bulgaria
Afaska	Fruit: Size large to very large - 16 - 24 gr. Shape: almost round Stem: short to medium long, slender, green Skin: thin, green-yellow of the shade side and violet-red to dark-red of the sun side with abundant blue wax coating and few spots Flesh: green-yellow to cream-yallow with red fibers, tightly, juicy, be a little sour, slightly astringent, almost without aroma Quality: good to very good Stone (Seed): medium large, separates easily from the flesh Ripen: 1 to 15 july Tree: fast growing with very large thick spherical crown. The cultivar is selfsterile. Prolific yielder. Resistant to red leaf spots and measles. Very susceptible to bacterial canker. Drought resistant.	Bulgaria
Julta afaska	Fruit: Size large to very large 23 - 24 gr. Shape: round to oval Stem: medium long, slender, green Skin: fragile, yellow to golden-yellow, with many small spots Flesh: yellow to golden-yellow, tightly, juicy, be a little sour, sweet, without aroma Quality: good to very good Stone (Seed): small, didn't separates from the flesh Ripen: a few days after cv. Afaska Tree: moderately fast growing with medium large, spherical, to shallow, moderate thick crown. The cultivar is selfsterile. Pests and diseases resistant.	Bulgaria
Ugan Su	Fruit: Size medium large 15 - 20 gr. Shape: round, slightly flattened Stem: short slender, green Skin: wine-red, thin, smooth Flesh: orange-yellow, tightly, moderately juicy, slightly sweet-sour, without aroma Quality: good to very good Stone (Seed): large, separates easily from the flesh Ripen: few days befor cv. Afaska Tree: moderately fast-growing with wide- conical to spherical crown. Prolific yielder.	Russia
Kalipetrovska chervena afaska	Fruit: Size large to very large (average - 24 gr., up to 30 gr.) Shape: spherical, regular Stem: medium long, slender, green Skin: thin, brightly violet-red coloured, shiny, with blue wax coating and spots Flesh: greeny to cream-yellow, moderately tightly crispy, juicy, refreshing sourly, slightly aromatic Quality: very good Stone (Seed): medium large, separates easily from the flesh Ripen: mid August Tree: moderately to fast-growing. The cultivar is selfsterile. Prolific yielder.	Bulgaria
Mirabelle de Nancy	Fruit: Size very small - 10 gr. Shape: slightly oblong-round Stem: medium long, slender, green Skin: tightly, red-yellowish with many red spots; with wax coating Flesh: red-yellowish, soft, moderately juicy, sweet with specific aroma Quality: good Stone (Seed): very small - 0.5 gr., separates easily from the flesh Ripen: mid August Tree: moderately fast-growing with opened wide spherical crown. The cultivar is selffertile. Good yielder. tolerate measles. Susceptible to rust.	France
Chervena afaska	Red-fruited	Bulgaria
Rozova afaska	Pink-fruited	Bulgaria
Sinya afaska	Blue-fruited	Bulgaria
My photos of some unnamed varieties - IMAGES

Reference:
Todor Angelov, Petar Mitov... Pomologiya Zemizdat, Sofia 1989

Sorry for my bad English :-)

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