Winesour

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

Originated near Rotherham, Yorkshire in about 1770. Fruits have moderately firm, very juicy flesh with a subacid and astringent flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.

Accession No.
1949 - 225     check_circle

Accession name
Winesour

Flowering time
13th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
27th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Oval 1

Fruit Weight
18.10 g 1

Skin Colour
Purple-red/Violet blue 1

Stalk Length
6.61 mm 1

Stone
Semi-freestone/Clingstone 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.