Mirabelle de Nancy

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

This variety is said to have come from the east to France in the 1400s. The name 'Nancy' first appeared in the mid 1700s. Fruits have golden, rather dry but sweet flesh.

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

Accession No.
1954 - 095     check_circle

Accession name
Mirabelle de Nancy

Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1

Size
very small 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Round/Oval 1

Fruit Weight
8.30 g 1

Skin Colour
Yellow-green 1

Stalk Length
10.14 mm 1

Stone
Freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.