McLaughlin

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in about 1840 by James McLaughlin, Bangor, Maine, USA. Fruits have juicy, sweet flesh with a good flavour.

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

Accession No.
1941 - 032     check_circle

Accession name
McLaughlin

Flowering time
12th April 10% flowering
16th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Round/Oval-Oblong 1

Fruit Weight
40.00 g 1

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
12.06 mm 1

Stone
Clingstone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.