Early Oyster

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Discovered by Gebrs. Lindenbergh of Wemeldinge, The Netherlands. Received by the National Fruit Trials from Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in 1963. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a moderately rich flavour.

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

Accession No.
1963 - 125     check_circle

Accession name
Early Oyster

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
4th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late July-Early August ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval-Oblong ¹

Fruit Weight
57.10 g ¹

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
12.55 mm ¹

Stone
Semi-freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.