Opal

Dessert plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in 1925 at the Horticultural Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden. Fruits have moderately firm flesh with a good sweet and rich flavour. Buds and flowers tend to be susceptible to bird damage.

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

Accession No.
1976 - 036     check_circle

Accession name
Opal (EMLA)

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August ¹

Size
medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Oval-Oblong ¹

Fruit Weight
27.50 g ¹

Skin Colour
Yellow/Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
16.47 mm ¹

Stone
Freestone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.