Catalonia
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
This is an old cultivar recorded by Parkinson in 1629. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from the Centre de Recherches Agronomiques, Pont-de-la-Maye, France, although it is thought to have originated in Spain. Received First Class Certificate from RHS in 1901. Fruits have soft, fairly juicy, sweet flesh with a fair flavour. Cooks well.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Catalonia
Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late July-Early August 1
Size
small-medium 1
Type
Dessert & Culinary 1
Shape
Oval 1
Fruit Weight
10.20 g 1
Skin Colour
Yellow 1
Stalk Length
9.55 mm 1
Stone
Freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.