Culinary plum
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from the Instituto di Coltivazioni Arboree, Palermo, Italy. Fruits have firm, little juicy flesh with a sweet, little rich and bitter flavour.
Accession name Rapparino
Flowering time 18th April 10% flowering 22nd April Full (80%) flowering2nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late August 1
Size small-medium 1
Type Culinary 1
Shape Long 1
Fruit Weight 13.80 g 1
Skin Colour Yellow-green/Purple-red 1
Stalk Length 8.01 mm 1
Stone Semi-freestone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.