Edda

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at the State Experimental Station, Njos, Norway from a cross made in the 1950s. It was named and introduced in 1970. Fruits have yellow-green flesh with a reasonable flavour.

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

Accession No.
1973 - 072     check_circle

Accession name
Edda

Flowering time
21st April 10% flowering
26th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late July 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oval-Oblong 1

Fruit Weight
35.80 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
11.05 mm 1

Stone
Freestone/Semi-freestone 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.