Agostana
Culinary plum
Prunus domestica L.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Ansaloni's nursery, Bologna, Italy. Fruits have medium to soft, pale greenish yellow flesh, which is not very juicy, with a rather insipid flavour. Trees are susceptible to Bacterial Canker.
Accession name
Agostana
Flowering time
18th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
30th April 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Long a
Fruit Weight
21.57 g a
Skin Colour
Yellow-green/Purple-red a
Stalk Length
12.26 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.