Reine Claude Rosee
Dessert plum
Prunus domestica L.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955 from IVT, Wageningen, The Netherlands. Fruits have soft, very juicy flesh with a moderately sweet, little rich flavour.
Accession name
Reine-Claude Rosee
Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Round/Oval 1
Fruit Weight
28.30 g 1
Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red 1
Stalk Length
10.44 mm 1
Stone
Freestone 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.