An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Geneva Mirabelle™ Plum on Myrobalan (Spring 2025)
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A mirabelle plum bred for reliable cropping in New York. Also known as NY 858.
This is an upright and branching tree that will crop heavily and regularly if well pruned. It is slightly resistant to leaf spot and brown rot. Geneva Mirabelle™ is not self-fertile, and it will need a pollenizer. It will work well with Damson, Castleton, Italian, Gras Romanesc, Seneca, BluesJam, other Mirabelle strains, and no doubt most other mid or late-blooming European plums.
Geneva Mirabelle™ is an open-pollinated seedling of American Mirabelle. It ripens about ten days earlier than American Mirabelle (which ripens in the last few days of September), and it is rounder than its female parent. It has a golden skin color that is covered by about 40% orange-pink blush. Fruits are small (approximately 15g), round, and completely freestone. The amber flesh is very sweet, and levels of 22 °Brix are common.
Mirabelle-type plums are famous in some districts of France and Germany for their excellent processed products of compote (whole fruits canned in heavy syrup), jams, and brandies. Geneva Mirabelle™ is perfect for emerging cottage industries in preserves and fruit wine.
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The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Plum
Subcategory:
European
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, jam, baking, canning, freezing, jelly
Storage duration: less than one month (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: orange
Flesh color: yellow
Fruit Origins
Parentage: American Mirabelle open pollinated
Origin: Geneva, NY
Introduced in: 1950s
Introduced by: NYSAES; Cornell University
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 16 (approximate, in New York State) + 15 days after Stanley
Tree Height & Spacing
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Rootstock: Myrobalan Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
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Bacterial Spot: Resistant
Brown Rot, Blossom Blight, Fruit Rot: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
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Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? Y
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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