Belle de Louvaine
Culinary & Processing plum
Prunus domestica L.
Thought to have been raised by Van Mons of Belgium, as it was found in his collection by Bivort in 1845. Self-fertile. Fruits have yellow, rather mealy flesh. It cooks excellently.
Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection is available under license.
Accession name
Belle de Louvain
Flowering time
20th April 10% flowering
24th April Full (80%) flowering
3rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid-Late August a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary & Processing a
Shape
Oval a
Fruit Weight
71.70 g a
Skin Colour
Purple-red a
Stalk Length
14.06 mm a
Stone
Semi-freestone a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.