Prosperity

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised in 1899 by Laxton Bros. at Bedford and introduced in 1910. Fruits have rather soft, juicy flesh which is a little sweet and subacid and rather tasteless.

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

Accession No.
1915 - 105     check_circle

Accession name
Prosperity

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
19th April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
42.50 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
13.48 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.