Drap d'Or d'Esperen

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised by Major Esperen of Malines, Belgium in about 1832. Introduced in 1847. Fruits have fairly firm, very juicy flesh with a very sweet and very rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 084     check_circle

Accession name
Drap d'Or d'Esperen

Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August-Early September ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Oval-Oblong ¹

Fruit Weight
48.20 g ¹

Skin Colour
Yellow ¹

Stalk Length
13.26 mm ¹

Stone
Semi-freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.