Culinary plum
An Italian plum received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from the Centro di Studio Miglioramento Piante de Frutto, Florence. Fruits have rather soft, moderately juicy flesh with a little sweet, little rich and fair flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name San Piero
Flowering time 16th April 10% flowering 20th April Full (80%) flowering30th April 90% petal fall
Picking time Mid August 1
Size medium-large 1
Type Culinary 1
Shape Oval 1
Fruit Weight 31.33 g 1
Skin Colour Purple-red 1
Stalk Length 8.92 mm 1
Stone Freestone/Clingstone 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.