Horse Bob

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

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

Accession No.
1949 - 224     check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from East Malling Research Station. Fruits have juicy flesh with a fairly sweet and little rich flavour.

Accession name
Horse Bob

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid September 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval-Oblong 1

Fruit Weight
25.60 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
8.77 mm 1

Stone
Freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.