California Code of Regulations › Title 3 - Food and Agriculture › Division 3 - Economics › Chapter 1 - Fruit and Vegetable Standardization › Subchapter 4 - Fresh Fruits, Nuts and Vegetables › Article 38 - Plums and Fresh Prunes › Section 1462.9 - Plums, Maturity

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) The
					 varieties of plums listed in Column A, to be considered mature as required by
					 Section 1462.2, shall at least comply with
					 the minimum standard specified in Column B opposite each variety name.
Column A
Column B
1.
Ace
1/2 of surface mottled red color characteristic of
								the variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
2.
Abundance
Full greenish yellow, or trace of red.
3.
Apex
Full greenish yellow, or trace of red.
4.
Beauty
85 percent of surface yellowish green, or trace of
								red.
5.
Becky Smith
Full yellow, or trace of red.
6.
Blue Giant
2/3
								surface blue color, or full light greenish yellow.
7.
Botan Full
greenish yellow, or trace of red.
8.
Bradshaw
1/4 surface blue color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
9.
Burbank
Full light greenish yellow, or 1/2 of surface red
								color.
10.
Burmosa
Full yellowish green, or 1/2 of surface red
								color.
11.
Burton Mammoth
Full light yellowish green, or trace of red.
12.
Casselman
3/4 of surface distinct red color, or full light
								yellow color.
13.
Climax
85% of surface light yellowish green, or trace of
								red.
14.
Clyman
Full light green, or trace of red.
15.
Del Norte
1/4 surface red color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
16.
Diamond
1/2 of surface blue color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
17.
Duarte
1/2 of surface mottled red color characteristic of
								the variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
18.
Earliana
1/2 surface blue color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
19.
El Dorado
Shoulders smooth with good "spring." Full dark red
								surface color, or part red and rest of surface yellow color.
20.
El Dorosa
1/2 red surface color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
21.
Elephant Heart
1/2 of surface mottled red color characteristic of
								the variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
22.
Emily
3/4 of surface red color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
23.
Empress
Full dark purplish blue, or 75% dark purplish blue,
								remainder light greenish yellow.
24.
Fallenberg
3/4 of surface purple, or full light greenish
								(American blue, or yellow. German prune)
25.
Formosa
Full light greenish yellow, or trace of red.
26.
Gaviota
Full yellowish green, or trace of red.
27.
Gavora
3/4 red surface color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
28.
Giant (Free from pit)
1/4 of surface red color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
29.
Grand Duke
2/3
								of surface purple, or full light greenish yellow.
30.
Gros Hungarian
1/2 of surface red color characteristic of the
								variety, or full light greenish yellow.
31.
Hinora
1/3 surface purple color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
32.
Honey Heart
Full light yellowish green, or trace of red.
33.
Improved Late
3/4 of surface distinct red, or full Santa Rosa
								light yellow color.
34.
Kelsey
Surface smooth and good "spring." Full light green
								color, or trace of red color.
35.
Laroda
Full dark red color, or dark red color at blossom end
								and remainder of plum full light greenish yellow.
36.
Late Duarte
1/2 of surface mottled red color characteristic of
								the variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
37.
Late Santa Rosa
3/4 of surface distinct red, or full light yellow
								color.
38.
Late Tragedy
1/2 of surface purple, or full light (Rayburn
								Tragedy) greenish yellow.
39.
Mammoth (Burton)
Full light yellowish green, or trace of red.
40.
Mariposa
1/2 of surface mottled red color characteristic of
								the variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
41.
Nubianna
Good "spring." Full dark purplish blue, or 75% of
								surface dark purplish blue, remainder light amber color characteristic of the
								variety.
42.
Padre
1/4 red surface color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
43.
President
3/4 of surface reddish purple, and under color light
								yellowish green, or full light greenish yellow.
44.
Prieze
Full yellow, or some red surface color.
45.
Queen Anne
Good "spring." Full dark purple, or 90% of surface
								dark purple color with remainder light greenish yellow.
46.
Red Heart
1/2 surface mottled red color characteristic of the
								variety, or 3/4 red or light amber flesh color.
47.
Red Roy
1/2 of surface red color, or full yellow with 10% of
								surface red.
48.
Salsa Pride
3/4 of surface distinct red color, or full light
								yellowish green color.
49.
Santa Rosa
40% of surface red color, or full light greenish
								yellow.
50.
Satsuma
(Improved 1/2 of surface mottled red color
								characteristic Satsuma and Duarte of the variety, or 
								2/3
								red or light amber Deluxe) flesh color.
51.
Sharkey
Full yellowish green, or trace of red.
52.
Sharpes Pearl
Full light greenish yellow, or trace of red.
53.
Shiro
Full greenish yellow, or trace of red.
54.
Sugar Prune
1/4 of surface red color, free from pit, or full
								light greenish yellow.
55.
Tragedy
30% of surface purple, or full light greenish
								yellow.
56.
Wickson
Full yellowish green, or trace of red.
(b) Definitions:
Color: When reference is made to a part of the surface
						showing red, blue or purple color, any degree or intensity of the color is
						acceptable.
When reference is made to a distinct color, this refers
						to a good, well developed color.
When reference is made to red flesh color, any degree of
						red or pink will be considered as meeting this requirement.
When the word "full" is used in connection with a color
						description (example, full light greenish yellow) it means the entire surface
						has that color.
When alternate maturity standards are applied, some areas
						of the surface may show the primary color for that variety, such as red, blue
						or purple, this primary color will be considered as meeting the requirements of
						the alternate standard. For example, full light greenish yellow when used as an
						alternate standard means the entire surface has this color, except that part of
						the entire surface of the plum which has the primary color, this area of
						primary color shall be considered as equal to or better than full light
						greenish yellow.
Color Definitions: The following color terms are listed
						in their proper order, beginning with light green the darkest to yellow the
						lightest:
1. light green
2. yellowish green
3. light yellowish green
4. greenish yellow
5. light greenish yellow
6. light yellow
7. yellow
Good Spring: Good spring is defined as that degree of
						solidity which is no longer hard and yields to reasonable pressure over the
						entire surface of the plum.