Variety profile
plum ‚Hauszwetschge’
Prunus domestica subsp. domestica · Rosaceae
- Ripening
- spät
- Harvest
- Week 36 to 39
- Vigour
- mittel
- Origin
- Mitteleuropa
- Self-fertile
- Yes
- Heritage variety
- Yes
- Use
- Tafel, Backen, Einmachen, Brennen, Saft
- Rootstock
- St. Julien A, Wangenheims Frühzwetschge Sämling, Myrobalane (Kirschpflaume)
- Disease resistance
- Monilia: mittel, Scharka: gering
About this variety
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The Hauszwetschge is the very essence of the German damson: an old classic that parts cleanly from the stone and only reveals its typically spicy aroma in full once baked. It is self fertile, so you do not need a second tree for pollination. Watch out for sharka; it is susceptible to that virus disease.
Sweet and spicy with firm flesh that shows its full aroma when dried or baked. The ideal variety for damson tart, fruit butter and schnapps.
Care and diseases
Soil, feeding, pruning, companion planting and diseases apply to every variety of this species alike. You will find the full guidance on the species page.
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