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Bosnia. It is propagated from roots but for best results should be 
grafted onto the "Green Gage". It is sweeter than the "Pozegaca" but not 
so good for shipping in the fresh state. 
The third most important variety is the "Choke shinka". This has 
a smaller pit than the other varieties with the fruit longer and pointed. 
It is used for home drying but is of no great importance. It is found 
mostly in the vicinity of Shaba t eh. The next variety in importance is 
the "Balkan Express" (Fcllenberg) . This prune has a large pit and is 
difficult co dry. In size it is the largest prune grown. It is used 
some for stoning and filling with walnut meat. It is considered a light 
bearer. The variety fifth in importance is the "Saraja", a small yellow 
fruit grown in Oblast Pirot near the Bulgarian border. It is too acid for 
the trade but is otherwise an excellent plum. Other varieties are the 
r Magu.rucha" J a yellow plum used for slivovica or eaten fresh, and the 
"Bauka", an early variety eaten fresh and used for slivovica but not used 
for drying. 
It is difficult to compare these varieties with those produced in 
the United States as grafting, planting, pruning and cultural practices 
are so entirely different. Of the varieties listed, the one best known 
en the Pacific Coast is the "Pellenberg", ?,hich grafted onto the peach 
root, is the "Oregon" or Pacific Northwest prune. The fact that it has 
not given satisfaction in Yugoslavia is not du^ entirely to the variety, 
but its natural tendency to bear irregularly is aggravated by the lack 
of care and conditions under which prunes are grown in that country. 
Pro pagation of trees 
Yrung trees in Yugoslavia are obtained either from the nurseries 
supported by the Oblasts, or from shoots that grow up from the roots in 
old orchards. Leaders in the industry hope that the use of nursery stock 
will eventually bring about the entire replacement of native seedlings by 
grafted trees. Grafted trees are delivered to the farms for three dinars 
or about six cents a tree. The peasants, however, have not had very much 
success with nursery stock and express very positive objections to its 
use, because of the result obtained in grafting the Fellenberg onto the 
Green Gage and native sto^k. Other objections to the grafted tree are 
that it takes ten years after planting to come into bearing while the 
native tree starts bearing in three years. Although the fruit of the 
grafted tree is larger, the growers claim that it is less sweet and 
therefore less suitable for brandy purposes than the native variety. 
They further claim that native stock has a greater resistance to disease. 
The fact that the grafted tree will last 75 years or longer while native 
trees must be replaced in 30 ynax-B is of no apparent roiu-ei-a. 
