- Best for
- 🍶 Umeshu 🥤 Ume syrup
- Fruit size
- Large (just under 30g)
- Season
- Earliest shipping among Fukui ume
- Main regions
- Fukui Prefecture
Characteristics
The name comes from the slightly pointed tip of the fruit. Because it becomes a large fruit early, it is the first to be shipped among Fukui ume. According to NARO (National Agriculture and Food Research Organization) materials, it is a variety discovered in Fukui Prefecture, is self-compatible (has the property of setting fruit with its own pollen), and has a fruit weight of just under 30g.
Suitable Uses
- Umeshu
- Ume syrup
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For growers: pollination
Self-compatible (sets fruit with its own pollen). Fruit weight is just under 30g, with few Yani fruits.