des Bejonnieres
Dessert plum
Prunus domestica L.
Raised at Andre Leroy's nursery at Bejonnieres, France in about 1827. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948. Fruits have slightly soft, very juicy flesh with a sweet, moderately rich and pleasant flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Des Bejonnieres
Flowering time
15th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Oval-Oblong 1
Fruit Weight
21.80 g 1
Skin Colour
Yellow-green 1
Stalk Length
16.18 mm 1
Stone
Semi-freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.