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 ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Round ^a

Fruit Weight
75.50 g ^a

Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
18.41 mm ^a

Stone
Semi-freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.