Langley Bullace

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

Raised by nurseryman Veitch of Langley and introduced in 1902. It received an Award of Merit in 1902 and a First Class Certificate in 1904 from the RHS. A very useful late fruit, more of the damson character than the Bullace.

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

Accession No.
1923 - 081     check_circle

Accession name
Bullace, Langley

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
small 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval-Oblong 1

Fruit Weight
17.10 g 1

Skin Colour
Dark blue 1

Stalk Length
10.24 mm 1

Stone
Clingstone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.