Black Bullace
Culinary plum
Prunus insititia L.
Known in England since the 1600s. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Colchester, Essex. Fruits are juicy, firm but sour. A useful fruit for cooking, bottling and jam.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Bullace, Black
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early-Mid October 1
Size
very small 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Round 1
Fruit Weight
7.98 g 1
Skin Colour
Violet blue 1
Stalk Length
11.28 mm 1
Stone
Clingstone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.