· THIS STANDARD APPLIES TO PLUMS OF VARIETIES (CULTIVARS) GROWN FROM: o PRUNUS DOMESTICA L. SUBSP. DOMESTICA, o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SUBSP. INSITITIA (L.) C. K. SCHNEID., o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SUBSP. ITALICA (BORKH.) GAMS, o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SUBSP. SYRIACA (BORKH.) JANCH., o PRUNUS SALICINA LINDL., o INTER-SPECIFIC HYBRIDS DERIVED FROM PLUMS (PRUNUS DOMESTICA OR PRUNUS SALICINA) AND APRICOT (PRUNUS ARMENIACA) SHOWING PLUM CHARACTERISTICS |
· TO BE SUPPLIED FRESH TO THE CONSUMER, PLUMS FOR INDUSTRIAL PROCESSING BEING EXCLUDED. |
· PLUMS SHOWING DIFFERENT MORPHOLOGICAL TYPES ARE INCLUDED. |
· INTER-SPECIFIC HYBRIDS I. E. PLUM-APRICOT-HYBRIDS DERIVED FROM PLUMS (PRUNUS DOMESTICA OR PRUNUS SALICINA) AND APRICOTS (PRUNUS ARMENIACA) SHOWING PLUM CHARACTERISTICS ARE DESIGNATED PLUMCOTS OR PLUOTS. |
· CHERRY PLUMS (PRUNUS CERASIFERA EHRH.) ARE NOT COVERED BY THE STANDARD AND MAY BE MARKETED UNRIPE. · NAME OF ILLUSTRATION o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SSP. DOMESTICA – PRUNE OR QUETSCHE o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SSP. INSITITIA – BULLACE PLUM OR DAMSON PLUM o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SSP. ITALICA – GREEN GAGE o PRUNUS DOMESTICA SSP. SYRIACA – MIRABELLE o PRUNUS SALICINA – JAPANESE PLUM o VARIABILITY IN SIZE AND SHAPE – JAPANESE PLUM, GREEN GAGE, QUETSCHE AND MIRABELLE o PLUMCOT FLAVORELLA o PRUNUS CERASIFERA – CHERRY PLUM |
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