| Cultivar Name: |
Mariposa
|
| Type |
Plum/prune |
| Synonyms |
Improved Satsuma
|
| Patent |
Armstrong Nurseries, Ontario, California 1934 PP00111
|
| Parentage |
Chance seedling
|
| Usage |
Scion
|
| Products |
Culinary
Fresh Market
|
| Chill Requirement |
250 chill hours required
|
| Flesh Color |
Red
|
| Pit |
Freestone
|
| Ripening time |
+5
weeks relative to
Santa Rosa
|
| Self Compatible |
No - Not Self Compatible
|
| Pollinators |
Pollenized by Catalina, Nubiana, Santa Rosa, Beauty or Nubiana.
|
| Description |
Originated in Pasadena, California, by Jennie Benedict Thompson. Introduced in 1935. Large round fruit with skin that is mottled maroon over green, thick, and sweet. Red flesh, firm, juicy, sweet flavor, delicious, freestone; sweeter than Satsuma. Trees are medium to large, vigorous; resistant to delayed foliation in southern California. |
| References |
- The Brooks and Olmo Register of Fruit & Nut Varieties. Third Edition. 1997. ASHS Press, Alexandria, Virginia.
- Fruit, Berry and Nut Inventory. Third Edition. 2001. Seed Savers Exchange, Inc.
- Dave Wilson Nursery. Link
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