Vanier

Dessert plum

Prunus salicina Lindl.

Raised in 1930s by M.B. Davis at Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Introduced in 1983. Fruits have good quality orange-yellow flesh.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Accession No.
1984 - 065     cancel

Accession name
Vanier

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Round 1

Fruit Weight
75.50 g 1

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red 1

Stalk Length
18.41 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.