Edwards

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

A chance seedling found in the garden of Oakland, California, USA by Lawrence C. Edwards in about 1930. Fruits are sweet and juicy but flavour is not exceptional.

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

Accession No.
1960 - 063     check_circle

Accession name
Edwards

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September 1

Size
very large 1

Type
Dessert & Culinary 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
82.60 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
11.06 mm 1

Stone
Freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.