The large and beautiful yellow plum is appreciated for its sweet, slightly sour taste. The main difference is, of course, a beautiful amber or golden hue. As for agricultural technology, there is one important nuance. Most of the varieties and hybrids are the result of many years of breeding work, when wild forms and cherry plums were crossed. As a result, this made it possible to achieve a delicate sweet taste with sourness due to the high content of ascorbic acid, resistance to frost or drought, and other unfavorable conditions. But precisely because of their origin, many of them cannot pollinate on their own.

Features of varieties of yellow plum

There are many varieties of this culture and almost every year breeders breed new hybrids. They can be divided into several groups. So, there are self-fertile varieties. They produce crops on their own; they don't need pollinators. However, with all the advantages in terms of yield, they are inferior to self-fertile varieties. On the latter, fruits are formed only if other plum crops grow nearby, which act as a pollinator. Therefore, it is important that trees grow on the site that will bloom at the same time as self-fertile crops.

Important! When choosing a suitable option, parameters such as frost resistance, yield, fruit characteristics, etc. should be analyzed.

For example, gardeners are often interested in the variety of the small, golden round plum. It could be Altai anniversary, Morning or Tatar yellow. But of the listed options, only the first is universal, the rest have less frost resistance.

Altai anniversary

One of the best table varieties is plum Sunrise yellowderived from Renclaude. These are fruits of greenish-yellow color with raspberry blotches, covered with a bluish bloom. Characteristics of this variety:

  • high yield: on average, a six-year-old tree bears 49-50 kg of fruit. Moreover, it begins to bear fruit at 4 years, sometimes at 5. These fruits (and from a biological point of view, drupes) with a fairly dense skin and a small and well-separated stone appear in August. They are large, weighing up to 42-45 g;
  • excellent taste: the pulp is juicy, sweet and sour;
  • frost resistance.

Hopt plum cannot boast of such large fruits. It brings light weight up to 20 g. But these plums have a pleasant sweet and sour taste. Their skin is thin, greenish-yellow in color. The stone is large, easily separated from the pulp. The yellow plum of the Hopta variety is the so-called self-fertile culture. This means that it must be fertilized by other plum trees. For these purposes, a variety with the same flowering period as that of Hopta is suitable. Among its positive characteristics are:

  • excellent taste;
  • the possibility of getting the first harvest in 3-4 years after planting the tree;
  • good yield: up to 20 kg per tree;
  • relatively high frost resistance, although the buds that appeared in May do not tolerate frost well.

Plum Mountain yellow - mid-season variety. Ripens in the second half of August. The fruits are beautiful, large (24-25 g, but sometimes more), the pulp is sweet. The skin tone of the fruit is light yellow. Among the characteristics of the Mountain yellow plum are the following:

  • high winter hardiness, due to which it is suitable for growing in the Urals and in the Altai Territory;
  • high yield (plum is also considered self-fertile, but with a pollinator it can produce up to 40 kg from one tree).

Note! Small plum Altai Jubilee itself is considered an excellent pollinator. It can be grown alongside the varieties described above. Its fruits are small, rarely weigh more than 16 g, but they have a very pleasant taste. The color is yellow, and on the sunny side it is reddish with a noticeable waxy bloom. The yield, although high, is irregular.

Sunrise yellow

Plum has good performance Amber Mlievskaya... This variety was bred in Ukraine, suitable for the southern regions, since it is thermophilic. It is a self-fertile crop and needs a good pollinator. But if it is, then you can get a very high yield. It is considered a large-fruited variety, and these are juicy fruits, bright yellow, really amber. The weight of one piece can be up to 70 g. Its features also include:

  • very sweet taste with barely noticeable grape flavor. This type is considered by many to be the best for making jam, since ripe fruits contain a lot of pectin;
  • good winter hardiness (it may not endure severe frosts, but moderate cold weather will not harm);
  • early maturity, since the first fruits on such a tree appear already 2 years after planting;
  • high yield: 1 adult tree is capable of producing up to 50 kg of plums.

In addition, it shows good indicators of drought tolerance. Another variety has a similar advantage - plum honey yellow (popularly referred to as Honey White). It was bred in the Donetsk region, and therefore the breeders were faced with the task of developing a drought-resistant species. In Russia, it is grown in the Central Black Earth Region. Practice shows that Honey can be grown to the north, but this requires the correct frost-resistant stock. Then it can be planted both in the Moscow region and in the north-western regions.

This is an early variety, the fruits appear in July. The tree belongs to the category of self-fertile, it needs good pollinators. Of the positive qualities of Honey Yellow, large fruits can be distinguished - up to 50 g in weight and high yield (40-80 kg per tree, depending on the growing area).

Plum Mountain yellow

Plum is also a thermophilic variety. Golden large... It is grown mainly in the Lower Volga region, since it does not tolerate frost well. The main difference between the variety is its partial self-fertility. The harvest is relatively small: the maximum is 30 kg per tree. But the fruit has a pleasant sweet and sour taste, a beautiful light yellow tint and a fairly dense skin. They can even be left in the refrigerator to ripen. The shelf life is 1.5 months.

The most frost-resistant is Canadian plum... It differs from European varieties in the number of chromosomes. This is a species bred to grow in harsh conditions. Trees can withstand frosts down to -50 ° C. It blooms in May, but later than other plums, so the buds are not afraid of frost. Belongs to the category of self-fertile plants.

Important! Several different varieties of this species have been bred, which may differ in yield.

There is another very interesting variety - plum egg yellow... Basically, it is valuable as a rarity. The variety was first described in 1676, that is, it is one of the oldest. Its fruits are large enough, the yield is high - up to 40 kg per tree. But this variety is more interesting for collectors and enthusiasts, since the taste of the fruit is sour, the stone is poorly separated, the bright yellow skin is thin, and when fresh, these fruits simply cannot be stored for a long time. But this tree is resistant to both frost and drought. Begins to bear fruit only 6-7 years after planting. And you can use the fruits for making marshmallows and compotes.

Note! Plum Yellow self-fertile is a universal option. It is a sprawling tree that bears fruit for 3 years after planting.The crop can be harvested in August. It is a frost and drought resistant variety.

Features of agricultural technology

Plum Renclode

The rules for caring for this crop largely depend on which variety the gardener is dealing with in this case. But there are also rules common to all varieties.

Sweet cherry Home garden yellow

So, it is theoretically possible to plant plums in spring or autumn. In the conditions of Central Russia there is always a risk that the seedlings will not have time to take root during the autumn planting, and then they will simply freeze out in winter. Therefore, it is still recommended to do this in the spring, in advance, 2 weeks before planting, having prepared pits with a depth of about 60 cm.It is not necessary to plant deeper, otherwise the bark of the tree will resist, its growth will be suppressed and the yield will decrease. The soil, which is removed from these depressions, is mixed with humus and again poured into the pit. At the same time, the seedling is tied to a wooden peg hammered in a row.

Important! Plum does not require complex care. In the first year, you need to prune, following a tiered scheme and leaving 40 cm between the branches.In the future, only dry and damaged ones will need to be removed, then the tree will bear fruit for a long time.

The soil around the tree must be loosened regularly, as well as fertilized on time using mineral compounds. You definitely need to do this in May, during the flowering period. Organic fertilizers are applied to the soil twice a year. Humus and compost give good results, but fresh manure is contraindicated for trees.

Golden large

Advantages and Disadvantages of Yellow Plum

The varieties listed above have an important advantage - high yield. But many have other advantages and disadvantages. So, Altai Jubilee yellow plum was bred from Chinese varieties. Like many Far Eastern species, it is not suitable for the climatic conditions of Central Russia. But the variety has its advantages. In addition to the very tasty fruits, it is also resistant to diseases, in particular, to perforated spotting.

Plum Ussuriyskaya

The above described plum Amber has the same advantage. It is very resistant to classic stone fruit diseases, but it has another disadvantage. If the plums are fully ripe, they will not be stored for a long time due to the too thin skin on the fruit. Therefore, it is recommended to harvest in a slightly immature state.

Important! In the refrigerator, such fruits can be kept for a long time, where they gradually reach the desired condition.

Plum Honey yellow in many characteristics is close to the variety described above. However, the fruits have a higher keeping quality, so they can be easily transported. The only drawback of the variety is its tallness. This means that such a tree requires more attention. In the spring, it is imperative to do pruning, otherwise after a few years there will be no fruits on low-growing branches.

Thus, before choosing a variety for planting, you need to carefully read the descriptions, compare different options for the main indicators, and also study the rules of care. This will help you understand what to expect from a particular yellow plum variety.