San Piero

Culinary plum

Prunus

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 No.
1958 - 003     check_circle

Accession name
San Piero

Flowering time
16th April 10% flowering
20th April Full (80%) flowering
30th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.