Ruth Gerstetter

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Thought to have been raised in 1920 by Adolf Gerstetter of Besigheim, Wurttemberg, Germany, who introduced it in 1932. Trees are very prone to bacterial canker. Fruits have firm, little juicy flesh with a little subacid to sweet and insipid flavour.

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

Accession No.
1976 - 163     check_circle

Accession name
Ruth Gerstetter (EMLA)

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
22nd April Full (80%) flowering
1st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late July ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Culinary ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.