Culinary plum
Raised by Leppermann, near Magdeburg, Germany. First described in 1897. Fruits have soft, moderately juicy flesh with a sweet and rich flavour.
Availability Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name Emma Leppermann
Flowering time 13th April 10% flowering 17th April Full (80%) flowering29th April 90% petal fall
Picking time Early August a
Size medium-large a
Type Culinary a
Shape Oval-Oblong a
Fruit Weight 29.60 g a
Skin Colour Whitish/Yellow-green a
Stalk Length 8.36 mm a
Stone Semi-freestone a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.