Goliath

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

First described in England in 1813 by Hooker. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from R.D.Reid, Auchincruive, Ayr, Scotland. Fruits have firm, very juicy, acid flesh with little flavour. Makes good jam.

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

Accession No.
1955 - 084     check_circle

Accession name
Goliath

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval-Oblong 1

Fruit Weight
61.80 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red/Violet blue 1

Stalk Length
10.01 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.