Cox's Emperor

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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 No.
1954 - 021     check_circle

Accession name
Cox's Emperor

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
30th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.