Mirabelle Herrenhauser
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus insititia L.
A chance seedling found in Herrenhausen, Germany. It was recorded in 1862. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from the Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have firm but little juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid and moderately rich flavour.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Mirabelle Herrenhauser
Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late September 1
Size
small 1
Type
Dessert & Culinary 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.