Avon Cross

Dessert & Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Long Ashton Research Station, Bristol in 1920 by G.T. Spinks and introduced in 1931. Self-fertile. Fruits are very juicy and sweet with a gage like flavour.

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

Accession No.
1934 - 009     check_circle

Accession name
Avon Cross

Flowering time
17th April 10% flowering
21st April Full (80%) flowering
29th April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid-Late September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert & Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
60.80 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
14.14 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.