Reine Claude Noire
Dessert & Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Thought to have come from northern France. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1961 from Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute, Sweden. Fruits have rather dry, coarse flesh with a fairly sweet flavour. Lacking in quality.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Reine-Claude Noire
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
2nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert & Culinary 1
Shape
Oval 1
Fruit Weight
32.40 g 1
Skin Colour
Green/Purple-red 1
Stalk Length
16.26 mm 1
Stone
Semi-freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.