Avon Cross

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol in 1920 by G.T. Spinks and introduced in 1931. Self-fertile. Fruits are very juicy and sweet with a gage like flavour.

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

Accession No.
1934 - 009     check_circle

Accession name
Avon Cross

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late September ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Dessert & Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval ¹

Fruit Weight
60.80 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
14.14 mm ¹

Stone
Freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.