Kea

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

A chance seedling found and much grown in the Kea district of Cornwall. It is often propagated from suckers. Fruits have juicy, rather acid flesh. Cooks well.

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

Accession No.
1961 - 127     check_circle

Accession name
Kea

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
14.80 g 1

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
13.44 mm 1

Stone
Clingstone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.