The production of prunes in Nagano prefecture is the highest in Japan, and Saku city is one of the leading production areas in the prefecture. The Usuda area of the city is considered to be the birthplace of the main variety “San Prunes”, and in recent years, the cultivation of large new varieties “Autumn Cute Prune” developed by the Prefectural Fruit Tree Experiment Station (Suzaka City) has become popular. Seems to be. Prune is a small plum cultivar that bears self-bearing, has a deep purple fruit, is long-spherical in shape, and weighs about 40 g. The taste is very sweet and has a moderate acidity, so it is delicious even if you eat it raw as it is. The tree height seems to grow to 200-400 cm.
Speaking of prunes, “Saku”! It is “Saku Prune Day” on September 16th(2005)every year. A variety selected in the Usuda area of Saku City, it is widely cultivated in the Saku area and is widely known as a familiar prune with a good balance of sweetness and acidity.
JA Saku Asama Jurisdiction Prune, shipping start: Scheduled from September 21, 2022 to September 28, 2022: It was registered as “Sun Prune” in 1979 and started shipping all over Japan. The beginning of Japanese prunes