Boulon des Moines

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 074     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches at Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have green, firm, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet, slightly astringent but not rich flavour.

Accession name
Boulon des Moines

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September ¹

Size
small-medium ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval ¹

Fruit Weight
29.50 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
11.26 mm ¹

Stone
Clingstone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.