Culinary plum
Said to have originated in Denbigh at the end of the 18th or beginning of the 19th Century. Fruits have firm and a little juicy flesh with a good flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Cox's Emperor
Flowering time 16th April 10% flowering 21st April Full (80%) flowering30th April 90% petal fall
Picking time Late August-Early September 1
Size large 1
Type Culinary 1
Shape Oval-Oblong 1
Fruit Weight 70.20 g 1
Skin Colour Whitish 1
Stalk Length 13.76 mm 1
Stone Semi-freestone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.