Altlander Saure Zwetsche

Culinary plum

Prunus insititia L.

Thought to be of German origin. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951 from Obstbauversuchsanstalt Jork, Germany. It is self-fertile. Fruits have firm, not very juicy, green to golden flesh. Flavour is acid and a little sweet and intensely flavoured. A damson type but lacks the full damson flavour.

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

Accession No.
1951 - 159     check_circle

Accession name
Altlander Saure Zwetsche

Flowering time
14th April 10% flowering
18th April Full (80%) flowering
26th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late August ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Long ^a

Fruit Weight
20.20 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
18.56 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.