I went to Sichuan last September and ate a kind of plum with red skin and red heart. I don’t know what it was called. Now that I think about it, I think it’s really delicious.

1. It is called Red Heart plum, an American variety (Red Heart), bred from the cross of Duart×Wicrson. Shandong Provincial Fruit Research Institute introduced it from Australia in 1987. The fruit is nearly oblate, with a round or slightly concave top; the peel is green in color, the fruit spots are medium in size, the peel is medium-thick, the fruit powder is thick, off-white, the flesh is bright red, and the part near the core is purple-red. In China, it is mainly distributed in Zhuji, Dongyang and other places in Zhejiang.

2. Fruit characteristics: weight 69.4 grams, maximum 80 grams or more. The fruit is heart-shaped with a rounded top. The fruit surface is brownish-red, the flesh is blood-red, the flesh is tender and juicy, the taste is sweet, the aroma is strong, and the quality is high. Contains soluble solids 13.0, total sugar 11.2, titratable acid 0.89. Sticky core, edible rate 97. In Tai'an, Shandong, the fruit matures in mid-July. More resistant to storage and transportation. In other parts of my country, you can only eat attractive red plums around September.

3. The fruit is nearly oblate, with an average fruit weight of 50 grams and a maximum fruit weight of 70 grams; the top of the fruit is round or slightly concave; the peel is green in color, with red flesh showing through, and 1/2 of the fruit surface. 2 is dark red, the size of the fruit spots is medium, the peel is medium-thick, easy to peel off; the fruit powder is thick, off-white; the flesh is bright red, the part near the core is purple-red, the flesh is dense, less fiber, sweet, slightly sour, slightly fragrant; contains soluble Solid matter 9. Sticky core. Nuclei oval. The edible rate is 98, fresh and of high quality. The fruit can be stored for about 15 days at room temperature. The fruits mature in early July. This variety has wide adaptability, is easy to cultivate, enters the fruiting period early, has strong drought resistance, medium cold resistance, is susceptible to late frost damage during the flowering period, and has certain resistance to flower rot and black spot. It is a variety used both for fresh food processing and processing. It is an important raw material for processing Jiayingzi.