Czar

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Rivers of Sawbridgeworth and first fruited in 1874. The Russian Emperor was on a visit to this country, so the plum was named Czar in his honour. Fruits have tender flesh with a pleasant acid flavour. Cooks well.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Accession No.
1977 - 186     check_circle

Accession name
Czar (EMLA)

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval-Oblong ^a

Fruit Weight
28.70 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
13.24 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.