An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Nadia Plum on Myrobalan (Spring 2023)
A plum-cherry hybrid developed in Australia. Also known as Nadia Cherryplum, Branchberry™.
This is a new hybridization of plum and cherry that was created by hand pollenizing a Blackamber plum with pollen from a Supreme cherry (Prunus salicina x Prunus avium). The result was a delicious and entirely new type of fruit. Nadia (trademarked as Branchberry™) grows on a large, vigorous semi-upright tree. The fruit is either a small plum or a very large cherry depending on whether you see the world through cherry glasses or plum lenses. It is definitely plum sized, but it has cherry-colored flesh and juice, and the intense sweetness of a cherry (~20 °Brix). The fruit is semi-freestone. We reckon it's worth a try!
Very little data has been collected on this variety to date. We do know that it is not self-fertile, and it should be paired with a Japanese plum for pollenization. A few recommended pollinators are Fortune, Black Amber, Anne Gold, and Aphrodite. Bloom and fruit maturity are both midseason. The breeder is Joseph Rullo of Victoria, New South Wales, Australia.
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Plum
Subcategory:
Hybrid
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: red
Flesh color: red
Fruit Origins
Parentage: Blackamber plum x Supreme cherry
Origin: Victoria, New South Wales, Australia
Introduced in: 2007
Introduced by: Joseph Rullo
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 5 - 8
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Aug 17 (approximate, in New York State) 15 days before Stanley
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: Myrobalan Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Standard (100% Size)
Tree spacing: See details
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Nadia Plum on Myrobalan does not have any diseases or pests associated with it at this time.
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group:
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile?
Ploidy: Diploid
Rootstock size class:
Standard (100% Size)
Pollination Partners
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