Culinary plum
Raised by Luther Burbank in California, USA. Listed in 1901. Introduced by Fancher Creek Nursery in 1906/7. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1955 from Station de Recherches, Ghent, Belgium. Fruits have deep red flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Rutland Plumcot
Flowering time 17th April 10% flowering 24th April Full (80%) flowering4th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late August 1
Size large 1
Type Culinary 1
Shape Round 1
Fruit Weight 15.00 g 1
Skin Colour Green 1
Stalk Length 10.99 mm 1
Stone Freestone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.