花果兼用梅新品种‘玉龙红翡’

A New Cultivar of Prunus mume ‘Yulong Hongfei’ Used for both Ornamental Value and Fruit Production

‘玉龙红翡’为实生选育的花果兼用梅新品种。树形开张,冠幅较大;幼叶暗红,成熟叶色浓绿;花中密,花蕾白色、顶端有复色,花朵浅碗型,花瓣5,白色、有色晕,萼片5,绛紫色;果实扁圆形,果皮中厚,茸毛少,向阳面红色,背阴面黄绿色,果肉黄白色,品质优良。适应性、抗逆性强,适于云南丽江及周边气候相似、土壤酸碱度pH 5～7的地区栽培。

Prunus mume‘Yulong Hongfei’is a new ornamental and fruit production cultivar developed through seedling-selection approach.The cultivar displays a spreading plant type with large crown.The color of the young leaves is dark red,then becomes green when the leaves mature.It presents medium density of the flowers distributing on the branches.The buds unfolding into flowers are white with light red color at the upper end.The flower is shaped like shallow-bowl type and surrounded by five white petals with color halo,as well as five dark reddish purple sepals.The shape of the fruit is oblate circle.And the epicarp,red colored at the sun-facing side but yellow-green colored at the shade-facing side,is medium thick with a few tiny hairs.The yellow-white flesh with high quality is suitable for food production.The cultivar with strong adaptability and resistance characteristics suits to Lijiang and the surrounding areas with similar climates(soil pH 5–7)in China.