Cal. Code Regs. tit. 3 § 1462.9

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section 1462.9 - Plums, Maturity

(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.

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 3, § 1462.9

1. Amendment filed 5-18-65, effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 65, No. 8).
2. Amendment of subsection (a) filed 1-4-71 as an emergency; effective upon filing. Certificate of Compliance included (Register 71, No. 2).
3. Amendment and renumbering from Section 1456 filed 1-21-75; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 75, No. 4).

Note: Authority cited: Sections 407 and 42681, Food and Agricultural Code. Reference: Section 42941, Food and Agricultural Code.