Pond's Seedling

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Recorded in the RHS Catalogue of 1831 and said to have been raised by an amateur, Pond, and named after him. Fruits have yellow, mealy flesh with poor flavour but cooks very well.

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

Accession No.
1961 - 095     check_circle

Accession name
Pond's Seedling

Flowering time
19th April 10% flowering
23rd April Full (80%) flowering
6th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ¹

Size
large ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

Shape
Oval ¹

Fruit Weight
90.20 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
14.61 mm ¹

Stone
Semi-freestone ¹

Accession No.
1977 - 205     cancel

Accession name
Pond's Seedling? (Chambers)

Shape
Oval ¹

Fruit Weight
77.00 g ¹

Skin Colour
Purple-red ¹

Stalk Length
11.86 mm ¹

Stone
Clingstone ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.