Culinary plum
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches, Ghent , Belgium. Fruits have firm, not very juicy flesh with a fairly acid flavour.
Accession name Drongse Pruim
Flowering time 16th April 10% flowering 20th April Full (80%) flowering30th April 90% petal fall
Picking time Early August 1
Size medium 1
Type Culinary 1
Shape Oval/Long 1
Fruit Weight 26.70 g 1
Skin Colour Purple-red/Violet blue 1
Stalk Length 14.35 mm 1
Stone Freestone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.