Bittern

Culinary plum

Prunus domestica L.

Raised at Sawbridgeworth by Francis Rivers. It first fruited in about 1872 and introduced in 1885/86. Self-fertile. Fruits have pale yellow, firm, moderately juicy, but acid flesh.

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

Accession No.
1954 - 066     check_circle

Accession name
Bittern

Flowering time
7th April 10% flowering
11th April Full (80%) flowering
22nd April 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early-Mid August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oval ^a

Fruit Weight
24.20 g ^a

Skin Colour
Purple-red ^a

Stalk Length
15.75 mm ^a

Stone
Freestone ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.