Rutland Plumcot

Culinary plum

Prunus

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 No.
1955 - 083     check_circle

Accession name
Rutland Plumcot

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
4th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.